olive branch

n.

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1. 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

1. The olive branch is anemblem of peace.
橄榄枝是和平的象征。

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