英语词汇“olive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINolive

Origin:

1100-1200 Old French, Latin oliva, from Greek elaia

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Greek black olives

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify.
It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives, sprinkled with fresh oregano.
Just taste those black olives, and the feta.
Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives, spring onions and dark soft rye-bread.
Stir in zucchini, garbanzo beans, olives, salt and pepper.
The luncheon table in the little cottage was spread with cheese, olives, sardines and bread.
This is easily remedied, but a new olive may be required.

WORD SETS► Colours

amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► olive grove

an olive grove

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an olive complexion

(=the skin colour that is typical of Greek, Italian, Turkish etc people)· These colours complement an olive complexion.

► olive/lemon/palm etc grove

He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.

► olive skin

(=the colour typical of people from Greece, Italy etc)· a boy with dark eyes and olive skin

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black

· It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives, sprinkled with fresh oregano.· Just taste those black olives, and the feta.· Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives, spring onions and dark soft rye-bread.· His breath smelt of the black pickled olives she had first tasted on the voyage from Dingle.· Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify.· Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives, fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.· Huge black olives, fresh from the tree.

► green

· Garnish with the chopped green olives and serve with brown rice and a green salad.· Garnished with a twist of lemon peel or a single green olive, the martini is one of the more simple cocktails.· To the Alfredo sauce, add the scallions, chopped green olives and taco seasoning mix.· Add chickpeas, green beans, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and basil.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► olive skin/complexion

She had a long oval face and an olive complexion.
A thick mop of black hair over a man-boy's smooth olive complexion.
Her eyes were dark and luminous and her faintly olive skin normally carried a dusting of colour, high on her cheekbones.
Her skin complemented her hair; she had an olive complexion which shone like burnished gold.
His olive skin seemed to glint in the soft light of the hallway; the flat behind him was almost totally dark.
Of course, I thought, she has olive skin.
The sooty eyes, the olive skin, the coarse black mop of the moustache gave little clue as to his origins.
They were well-groomed, clean-shaven young men with olive complexions.

► extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► (extra) virgin olive oil

Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.
Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.

单词	olive
释义	oliveol‧ive /ˈɒləv $ ˈɑː-/ ●●○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINolive Origin: 1100-1200 Old French, Latin oliva, from Greek elaia Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Greek black olives EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify. It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives, sprinkled with fresh oregano. Just taste those black olives, and the feta. Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives, spring onions and dark soft rye-bread. Stir in zucchini, garbanzo beans, olives, salt and pepper. The luncheon table in the little cottage was spread with cheese, olives, sardines and bread. This is easily remedied, but a new olive may be required. word sets WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► olive grove an olive grove COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an olive complexion (=the skin colour that is typical of Greek, Italian, Turkish etc people)· These colours complement an olive complexion. ► olive/lemon/palm etc grove He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv. ► olive skin (=the colour typical of people from Greece, Italy etc)· a boy with dark eyes and olive skin COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · It is delicious in salads of onion, tomato and juicy black olives, sprinkled with fresh oregano.· Just taste those black olives, and the feta.· Lunch was a collation of local salami, black olives, spring onions and dark soft rye-bread.· His breath smelt of the black pickled olives she had first tasted on the voyage from Dingle.· Add black olives and tomatoes and simmer sauce vigorously for 4 to 5 minutes to intensify.· Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives, fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.· Huge black olives, fresh from the tree. ► green · Garnish with the chopped green olives and serve with brown rice and a green salad.· Garnished with a twist of lemon peel or a single green olive, the martini is one of the more simple cocktails.· To the Alfredo sauce, add the scallions, chopped green olives and taco seasoning mix.· Add chickpeas, green beans, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and basil. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► olive skin/complexion She had a long oval face and an olive complexion. A thick mop of black hair over a man-boy's smooth olive complexion. Her eyes were dark and luminous and her faintly olive skin normally carried a dusting of colour, high on her cheekbones. Her skin complemented her hair; she had an olive complexion which shone like burnished gold. His olive skin seemed to glint in the soft light of the hallway; the flat behind him was almost totally dark. Of course, I thought, she has olive skin. The sooty eyes, the olive skin, the coarse black mop of the moustache gave little clue as to his origins. They were well-groomed, clean-shaven young men with olive complexions. ► extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► (extra) virgin olive oil Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti. Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice. We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids. 1[countable] a small bitter egg-shaped black or green fruit, used as food and for making oil2[countable] (also olive tree) a tree that produces olives, grown especially in Mediterranean countries: an olive grove3[uncountable] (also olive green) a deep yellowish green colour4olive skin/complexion skin colour that is typical of people from countries such as Greece, Italy, or Turkey5extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody) to do or say something in order to show that you want to end an argument with someone—olive adjective: an olive sweatshirt
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