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olive branch

橄榄枝,橄榄树,橄榄油

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
    • : any token of peace.

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Examples

  • The likes of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Barclays are extending an olive branch by taking on additional hires, raising salaries, enforcing no-work-on-Saturday rules and even offering Pelotons, Apple Watches and luxury vacations to employees.

  • Interestingly, the holder has a USB-C charging port instead of the Lightning port you’ll find on the PowerBeats pro—another little olive branch to Android users who are likely flush with USB-C cables and chargers.

  • Manchin offered that base something of an olive branch Wednesday — a chance to at least try his approach.

  • Harry and Meghan would be likely to accept any proffered olive branch, not least because it would be a sound commercial decision.

  • In 1896, the winners received a silver medal, a certificate and olive branches.

  • Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil.

  • Add olive oil to the pan and toss in the garlic and chili flake.

  • The charismatic bearded revolucionario dressed in a dark olive uniform promised to restore order and hold elections.

  • And that solution came from a homemade brew Branch and her sister created together.

  • I had those words in my thoughts four years ago, when I cut him down from the branch of the Patriarch.

  • Each seems satisfied with the way his own branch is getting on: Winter is the quicker worker.

  • A girl was moved to pity by a picture of a lamb caught in a thicket, and tried to lift the branch that lay across the animal.

  • The senior branch of the family being thus extinct the whole of the entailed estate had devolved on me.

  • It is wonderful how long a withered leaf will sometimes cling to its branch.