olives

英 ['ɒlɪvz] 美 ['ɒlɪvz]

• n. 橄榄
• 名词olive的复数形式.

英英释义

名词 olive:

1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

3. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

4. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

5. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Greeks also extended the cultivation of olives.
   希腊人还扩大了橄榄的栽培。
2. I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
   我最近开始喜欢吃橄榄了。