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单词 olive branch
释义 olive branch
noun
Etymology: Middle English
1.
 a. : a branch of the olive tree especially when used as an emblem of peace
  < making their submission through a boy clad in ash-color and bearing an olive branch — E.K.Chambers >
 b. : an offer or gesture of conciliation or goodwill
  < his belief that the olive branch should be extended by loyal Democrats to … dissident party members — J.N.Popham >
2. : child
 < the rest of his letter is only about … his expectation of a young olive branch — Jane Austen >
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