英语词汇“olive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	olive
释义	Trends of olive View usage for: olive (ɒlɪv) Word forms: plural olives 1. variable noun Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make olive oil. 2. variable noun An olive or an olive tree is a tree on which olives grow. Olives look romantic on a hillside in Provence. ...an olive grove. 3. colour Something that is olive is yellowish-green in colour. ...glowing colours such as deep red, olive, saffron and ochre. Olive is also a combining form. She wore an olive-green T-shirt. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone has olive skin, the colour of their skin is light brown. They are handsome with dark, shining hair, olive skin and fine brown eyes. olive in British English (ˈɒlɪv) noun 1. an evergreen oleaceous tree, Olea europaea, of the Mediterranean region but cultivated elsewhere, having white fragrant flowers, and edible shiny black fruits 2. the fruit of this plant, eaten as a relish and used as a source of olive oil 3. the wood of the olive tree, used for ornamental work 4. any of various trees or shrubs resembling the olive 5. a. a yellow-green colour b. (as adjective) an olive coat 6. an angler's name for the dun of various mayflies or an artificial fly in imitation of this adjective 7. of, relating to, or made of the olive tree, its wood, or its fruit Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin oliva, related to Greek elaia olive tree; compare Greek elaion oil Olive in American English (ˈɑlɪv) noun a feminine name: var. Olivia Word origin ME oliva < L, an olive olive in American English (ˈɑlɪv) noun 1. a. an evergreen tree (Olea europaea) of the olive family, native to S Europe and the Near East, with leathery leaves, yellow flowers, and an edible fruit b. the small, oval fruit of this tree, eaten green or ripe as a relish, or pressed to extract olive oil 2. the wood of this tree 3. any of various plants resembling the olive 4. an olive branch or wreath 5. the dull, yellowish-green color of the unripe olive fruit adjective 6. of the olive 7. a. olive-colored b. having a dark complexion tinged with this color 8. designating a family (Oleaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs withloose clusters of four-parted flowers, including the ashes, lilacs, jasmines, and forsythias Word origin OFr < L oliva < Gr elaia olive in Hospitality (ɒlɪv) Word forms: (regular plural) olives noun (Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, vegetables) Olives are small green or black fruits with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed tomake olive oil. COLLOCATIONS: green ~black ~~ pit They provide a bowl of black and green olives. We serve green olives as an appetizer. Black olives are less bitter than green olives. More idioms containing olive an olive branch Image of olive © Nattika, shutterstock Examples of 'olive' in a sentence olive Pasta dishes are often delicious simply fried with a little olive oil the day after being made. The Sun (2017) You will just need olive oil and salt and pepper. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The scrubland has around a dozen olive trees surrounded by a low stone wall. The Sun (2016) You will know quickly if she is capable of taking this olive branch. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Meanwhile, put the lettuce in a bowl and add the tomatoes and olives. The Sun (2016) White and yellow daisies adorn fields, orchards and olive groves. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Blitz fresh green chillies with olive oil, cumin and ground coriander to make a thick sauce. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Add the tomatoes to the olive oil and season. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Just mentioning dark olive as a possibility. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You may need to add a little more olive oil to get it to your desired consistency. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We prefer to think of sunny olive groves being harvested by extended families. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Now we are eating olives and trees leaves. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Serve with a small green salad with olive oil and lemon juice dressing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is mainly a turkey farm but they also grow olives. The Sun (2015) Add the diced green olives to the tomato mix. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Dark olive padded jackets cut to the waist could ease between urban street and weekend retreat. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Perhaps he might show what a big man he is now by offering some sort of olive branch. The Sun (2013) Brush the skin with some olive oil and place the pieces skin side up on a baking tray. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They look fabulous against olive complexions and can also give you a really dramatic look if you are a redhead. The Sun (2010) There are not many olive wood carpentry shops left in the biblical city of Bethlehem. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Or pit but an olive? Times, Sunday Times (2009) Word lists with olive green, Edible oils, tree, wood In other languages olive British English: olive /ˈɒlɪv/ NOUN fruit Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. American English: olive Arabic: زَيّتُونٌ Brazilian Portuguese: azeitona Chinese: 橄榄 Croatian: maslina Czech: oliva Danish: oliven Dutch: olijf European Spanish: aceituna Finnish: oliivi French: olive German: Olive Greek: ελιά καρπός Italian: oliva Japanese: オリーブ Korean: 올리브 Norwegian: oliven Polish: oliwa European Portuguese: azeitona Romanian: măslină Russian: олива Latin American Spanish: aceituna Swedish: oliv Thai: มะกอก Turkish: zeytin Ukrainian: оливка Vietnamese: quả ôliu British English: olive /ˈɒlɪv/ NOUN tree An olive or an olive tree is a tree on which olives grow. American English: olive tree Arabic: شَجَرَةُ الْزَيْتُونِ Brazilian Portuguese: oliveira Chinese: 橄榄树 Croatian: drvo masline Czech: olivovník Danish: oliventræ Dutch: olijfboom European Spanish: olivo Finnish: oliivipuu French: olivier German: Olivenbaum Greek: ελιά δέντρο Italian: olivo Japanese: オリーブ Korean: 올리브 나무 Norwegian: oliventre Polish: drzewo oliwne European Portuguese: oliveira Romanian: măslin Russian: оливковое дерево Latin American Spanish: olivo Swedish: olivträd Thai: ต้นมะกอก Turkish: zeytin ağacı Ukrainian: оливкове дерево Vietnamese: cây ôliu Chinese translation of 'olive' olive (ˈɔlɪv) n (c) (= fruit) 橄榄(欖) (gǎnlǎn) (颗, kē) (also olive tree) 橄榄(欖)树(樹) (gǎnlǎnshù) (棵, kē) adj (also olive-green) 橄榄(欖)绿(綠)的 (gǎnlǎnlǜ de) to offer an olive branch to sb 向某人提出和解的建议(議) (xiàng mǒurén tíchū héjiě de jiànyì)
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