olive branch

美 [ˈɑːlɪv bræntʃ]英 [ˈɒlɪv brɑːntʃ]
  • n.橄榄枝;和平的象征

复数: olive branches

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noun

usually sing.橄榄枝;和平的象征
a symbol of peace; sth you say or do to show that you wish to make peace with sb

Management is holding out an olive branch to the strikers.

资方向罢工者伸出了橄榄枝。

olive branch

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    N-COUNT (象征和平的)橄榄枝
    If you offer an olive branch to someone, you say or do something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement or quarrel.

    Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party.

    克拉克还向党内的批评人士伸出了橄榄枝。

noun

1
something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
Synonym: peace offering

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  1. Management is holding out an olive branch to the strikers .

    资方向罢工者伸出了橄榄枝。

  2. Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party .

    克拉克还向党内的批评人士伸出了橄榄枝。

  3. I 'm going to offer an olive branch and send her a box of chocolates .

    所以我要主动跟她和解,送她一盒巧克力。

  4. The olive branch stands for peace .

    橄榄枝象征着和平。

  5. Mark came home with a big bunch of flowers for his wife after their argument . He was offering her an olive branch .

    马克在和太太争吵后,带了一大束花回家,主动表示要和好。

  6. The neighbours had been disagreeing about parking for weeks but , in the end , Mr Smith offered Mr Peters an olive branch and invited him to dinner .

    我的邻居们为了停车的问题僵持了好久,但最终,史密斯先生主动向彼得斯先生伸出了橄榄枝,并邀他共进晚餐。

  7. Think of it as an olive branch filled with yuan leaves .

    可以把它想象成一枝结满人民币的橄榄枝。

  8. The American eagle holds an olive branch in one claw .

    它的一只爪子托着一个橄榄枝。

  9. I shall extend the olive branch to that poor misguided child .

    我将向那可怜的误入歧途的孩子伸出橄榄枝。

  10. The dove and the olive branch become the symbols of peace .

    古奥运一开始和平和友谊的象征。

  11. The olive branch is the symbol of peace .

    橄榄枝是和平的象征。

  12. Jill was the first to hold out the olive branch after our argument .

    我们俩争吵后,吉尔首先作出和解的表示。

  13. They were not prepared to hold out the olive branch to their enemies .

    他们不准备向敌人伸出橄榄枝(不打算讲和)。(在西方橄榄枝被认为是和平的象征。)

  14. Even after ten years of war , neither side was willing to hold out the olive branch .

    甚至打了10年仗之后,双方仍无求和之意。

  15. My father had first tendered the olive branch , which had been accepted .

    我父亲首先表示出和好的愿望,被接受了。

  16. Olive Branch , Swinging to The Well-known Enterprise

    橄榄枝,摇向知名企业

  17. Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove

    像扶起一株橄榄枝一样将我扶起,做我的归家鸽

  18. The idea of the olive branch perhaps is not wholly new , yet I think it is well expressed .

    橄榄枝这种说法虽然并不新颖,可是我觉得用得倒很恰当。

  19. Because an olive branch is an ancient symbol of friendship , this expression means to seek peace .

    因为橄榄枝是古时候友谊的象征,这个词汇的意思是寻求和解。

  20. And the olive branch and as a symbol of the Olympic emblem .

    并以橄榄枝做为奥林匹克的会徽与精神象征。

  21. Beijing had been holding out an olive branch to Japan since Mr Koizumi left office , he said .

    他表示,自小泉离任后,北京方面一直在向日本伸出橄榄枝。

  22. Saudi Arabia 's Plan represents an olive branch to Israel by the Arabic states .

    沙特方案是阿拉伯国家再次向以色列摇起橄榄枝。

  23. The crafty enemy was ready to launch a new attack while holding out the olive branch .

    狡猾的敌人,一边伸出橄榄枝,表示愿意讲和;一边准备发动新的进攻。

  24. Athens chose olive branch as symbolization of peace and friendship in the first modern Olympic Games .

    雅典选择了橄榄枝,作为象征和平与友谊在第一届现代奥林匹克运动会。

  25. Pope Francis offered an olive branch and sorts to conservative catholics .

    弗朗西斯教皇对保守派天主教徒抛出橄榄枝。

  26. He extenaea an olive branch to community leaders by offering to meet them .

    他向社区领袖伸出橄榄枝,主动提出要与他们见面。

  27. Since then , people think both the dove and the olive branch mean a peaceful land and a peaceful life .

    从此以后,人们认为鸽子和橄榄枝象征着和平的乐土和和平的生活。

  28. They conceded the point , accepting his olive branch , and we all shook hands .

    他们承认了这一点,接受了他的和解建议,于是我们都握了手。

  29. Is it to search for an olive branch , or the babies crying at midnight ?

    是在寻找橄榄枝,抑或夜啼天下?

  30. The olive branch comes as Pakistan is close to agreeing a financial rescue package with the International Monetary Fund .

    巴基斯坦抛出橄榄枝之际,该国与国际货币基金组织(imf)就一份金融纾困方案接近达成协议。