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olive/ˈɒliv/ n. & adj.●n. 1 (in full 全称 olive tree) any evergreen tree of the genus Olea, having dark green lance-shaped leathery leaves with silvery undersides, esp. O. europaea of the Mediterranean, and O. africana native to S. Africa 橄榄树(常青木犀榄属植物，深绿色革质长形树叶，叶底呈银色，尤指地中海的油橄榄和产于南非的油橄榄) 2 the small oval fruit of this, having a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe 橄榄(果实) (果核坚硬，果肉苦涩，未熟呈绿色，熟后呈蓝黑色) 3 (in full 全称 olive green) the greyish-green colour of an unripe olive (未成熟橄榄的)灰绿色 4 the wood of the olive tree 橄榄木 5 Anat. each of a pair of olive-shaped swellings in the medulla oblongata 【解】橄榄体 6a any olive-shaped gastropod of the genus Oliva 榧螺属腹足纲软体动物 b the shell of this 榧螺壳 7 a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed 炖牛肉卷 8 a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint 密封垫圈 ●adj. 1 (in full 全称 olive green; hyphenated when attrib. 作定语时加连字符) coloured like an unripe olive 灰绿色的 2 (of the complexion) yellowish brown, sallow (肤色)黄褐色的；土色的 [Middle English via Old French and Latin oliva from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil’] |