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olive

英/ˈɒlɪv/
美/ˈɑɫəv/

美式其他读音 /ˈɑɫɪv/

01n.

橄榄

02n.

橄榄, 橄榄树, 橄榄色, 橄榄枝

small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil; evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits; hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork; one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

03adj.

黄绿色的, 黄褐色的, 橄榄色的