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    olive

    • IPA[ˈɒlɪv]

    英式

    • n.
      a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil；the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World.
    • adj.
      greyish-green；(of the complexion) yellowish-brown; sallow

    • noun: olive, plural noun: olives

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    名詞

    • 1. a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil a dish of cauliflower with black olives a cucumber and olive salad
    • 2. the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World.
    • ▪ used in names of other trees which are related to the olive, resemble it, or bear similar fruit, e.g. Russian olive.
    • 3. a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive shades of gold, olive, and black
    • 4. a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed.
    • 5. a marine mollusc with a smooth, roughly cylindrical shell which is typically brightly coloured.
    • 6. each of a pair of smooth, oval swellings in the medulla oblongata.
    • 7. a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint.

    形容詞

    • 1. greyish-green a small figure in olive fatigues
    • ▪ (of the complexion) yellowish-brown; sallow his full lips and olive skin

    olive branch

    • n.
      the branch of an olive tree, traditionally regarded as a symbol of peace (in allusion to the ...

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    olive drab

    • n.
      a dull olive-green color, used in some military uniforms.

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    Olive Branch

    • ph.
      a city in northern Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee border; population 31,830 (est. 2008).

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    Russian olive

    • n.
      see oleaster

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    olive brown

    • n.
      a dull shade of yellowish brown: smears of sepia and olive brown a beautiful olive-brown beetle

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    olive-skinned

    • adj.
      (of a person) having yellowish-brown skin: an olive-skinned Italian goddess

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    olive branch

    • n.
      an offer of reconciliation: the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators

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    olive oil

    • n.
      an oil pressed from ripe olives, used in cooking, medicines, soap, etc.

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    olive

    • IPA[ˈäləv]

    美式

    • n.
      a small oval fruit with a hard pit and bitter flesh, green when unripe and brownish black when ... a dish of cauliflower with black olives a cucumber and olive salad
    • adj.
      grayish-green, like an unripe olive: a small figure in olive fatigues

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