Definition of olive branch in English:

olive branch

noun

An offer of reconciliation.
和解提议
the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators
政府向示威者提出和解。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even had he chosen not to thank anyone, he could perhaps have offered an olive branch, and admitted that while mistakes have been made, and will continue to be made, it is only together that we can go forward.
- The sis and I thought we'd do the noble thing and suggest we all meet for discussion, extend that olive branch, that family was too important to let things end like this.
- His offer of an olive branch should bring to an end the bizarre rift which opened up between the two men last week when they were attending Tartan Day celebrations in the United States.
- They offered an olive branch but the market doesn't really believe it.
- A rawdon school seeking to move to a new site is holding out an olive branch to those who fiercely opposed the move.
- Angry commuters rallying for extra parking spaces at Salisbury railway station were offered an olive branch this week.
- He told them the party had offered an olive branch and reconciliation to Lucky after she introduced professional and personal integrity at their caucus.
- He has gone out his way to offer an olive branch, even inviting the mainland's chief cross-strait negotiator to his inauguration.
- Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot.
- By electing a senior Islamic cleric, the cardinals could avoid exacerbating the split in the divided Catholic church, while simultaneously holding out an olive branch to another great world religion.
- She could reject his (questionable, I admit) olive branch, and stay chilly and resentful - which will only make the other woman seem more desirable.
- While forgiveness might be good for the soul, it needs both sides to proffer that olive branch, and that is not really happening.
- Perhaps she's offering an olive branch to Edmonton dance audiences, already sensing the bitter taste that still lingers since the company moved down south in 1990.
- But the threat of major disruption to travel will hang over passengers until next Thursday when the four unions at the company meet to discuss a joint response to the minister's olive branch.
- The growing relationship between City and Chesterfield fans has also seen olive branches offered from Saltergate.
- The Prime Minister offered union leaders an olive branch last week when he agreed they should establish a joint ‘forum’ to discuss public service reform, during a 75-minute meeting in Downing Street.
- But the council said it was ‘vindicated’ by the High Court ruling, even offering an olive branch to its adversaries.
- She hopes Madame will accept that as some sort of olive branch and move on, but, oh no, of course not.
- Would he stoop so low as to take the uncertain olive branch that the former Prime Minister offers?
- So they offer the olive branch of further talks, and the prospect of a reorganised Champions League and Uefa Cup in a few years time.

Origin

In allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God's punishment of mankind.

olive branch¹

nounˈɑləv bræntʃ

1The branch of an olive tree, traditionally regarded as a symbol of peace (in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood).
橄榄枝（常视作和平的象征，典故出自挪亚故事《创世纪》8：1，故事中鸽子在灭世洪水后带着橄榄枝回来了）
Example sentencesExamples
- Your mother, who likes to give me the impression that she has a degree in Peace Studies, and generally flies everywhere with an olive branch rammed in her beak, should be proud of me, but will probably laugh her head off when she sees it.
- Stemming from the Judeo-Christian tradition, a dove and olive branch stands for the hope of peace for the future.
- The olive branch is recognized as a symbol of peace and freedom.
- Atop the arch stood a fourteen-foot-tall statue of Peace holding a wreath in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
- An olive branch is still the symbol of peace, probably because it brings to mind Noah's Ark.
- Princes of Canaan, I bear you high to the mountains of the Lord and grant you the fragrant olive branch as a symbol of hope and peace.
- However, how can we offer the olive branch, if they are the ones that are attacking us?
- The importance of the olive tree and the veneration which it has aroused since prehistoric times are widely attested, for example by the use of the olive branch as a symbol for peace.
- A white dove and a green olive branch adorned the violet silk banner hoisted by the Worthing and Lancing branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
- In 1974, he famously stood at the UN General Assembly with a gun in one hand and an olive branch in the other - the gun to protect the olive branch, he said.
- Like our fathers and grandfathers who fought and died to liberate the world from Nazism and Fascism and Communism, the cluster of arrows to defend our freedom and the olive branch of peace have now been handed to us.
- In 1994, in a speech to the United Nations, he waved a leafy branch above his head: ‘I come bearing an olive branch in one hand’ he said.
- The olive branch is more proactive than the dove because it represents human interaction.
- Behind, the fierce, all-powerful figure is not the Spirit of War but the angel of peace, carrying an olive branch.
- Standing beside her, the largest head belongs to the white dove, holding an olive branch in its mouth and sporting 5-foot wings.
- He returned with an olive branch under the 1993 Oslo peace accords.
- Peace is the only answer, the dove, the olive branch, the white flag, all of it.
- In the tale of Noah and his Ark, it is a dove carrying an olive branch that signals the end of the flood and that land is near.
- But when it came to a ‘family photo’ of the EU leaders holding olive branches in front of a giant dove of peace, he ducked out and left early.
- Don't let the olive branch fall from my hand.
1. 1.1 An offer of reconciliation.
  和解提议
  the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators
  政府向示威者提出和解。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sis and I thought we'd do the noble thing and suggest we all meet for discussion, extend that olive branch, that family was too important to let things end like this.
  A rawdon school seeking to move to a new site is holding out an olive branch to those who fiercely opposed the move.
  But the council said it was ‘vindicated’ by the High Court ruling, even offering an olive branch to its adversaries.
  He told them the party had offered an olive branch and reconciliation to Lucky after she introduced professional and personal integrity at their caucus.
  The Prime Minister offered union leaders an olive branch last week when he agreed they should establish a joint ‘forum’ to discuss public service reform, during a 75-minute meeting in Downing Street.
  She could reject his (questionable, I admit) olive branch, and stay chilly and resentful - which will only make the other woman seem more desirable.
  She hopes Madame will accept that as some sort of olive branch and move on, but, oh no, of course not.
  The growing relationship between City and Chesterfield fans has also seen olive branches offered from Saltergate.
  They offered an olive branch but the market doesn't really believe it.
  Would he stoop so low as to take the uncertain olive branch that the former Prime Minister offers?
  Even had he chosen not to thank anyone, he could perhaps have offered an olive branch, and admitted that while mistakes have been made, and will continue to be made, it is only together that we can go forward.
  But the threat of major disruption to travel will hang over passengers until next Thursday when the four unions at the company meet to discuss a joint response to the minister's olive branch.
  While forgiveness might be good for the soul, it needs both sides to proffer that olive branch, and that is not really happening.
  His offer of an olive branch should bring to an end the bizarre rift which opened up between the two men last week when they were attending Tartan Day celebrations in the United States.
  So they offer the olive branch of further talks, and the prospect of a reorganised Champions League and Uefa Cup in a few years time.
  By electing a senior Islamic cleric, the cardinals could avoid exacerbating the split in the divided Catholic church, while simultaneously holding out an olive branch to another great world religion.
  He has gone out his way to offer an olive branch, even inviting the mainland's chief cross-strait negotiator to his inauguration.
  Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot.
  Angry commuters rallying for extra parking spaces at Salisbury railway station were offered an olive branch this week.
  Perhaps she's offering an olive branch to Edmonton dance audiences, already sensing the bitter taste that still lingers since the company moved down south in 1990.

Origin

In allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God's punishment of mankind.

Olive Branch²

proper noun

A city in northern Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee border; population 31,830 (est. 2008).

词汇	olive branch
释义	Definition of olive branch in English: olive branch noun An offer of reconciliation. 和解提议 the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators 政府向示威者提出和解。 Example sentencesExamples Even had he chosen not to thank anyone, he could perhaps have offered an olive branch, and admitted that while mistakes have been made, and will continue to be made, it is only together that we can go forward. The sis and I thought we'd do the noble thing and suggest we all meet for discussion, extend that olive branch, that family was too important to let things end like this. His offer of an olive branch should bring to an end the bizarre rift which opened up between the two men last week when they were attending Tartan Day celebrations in the United States. They offered an olive branch but the market doesn't really believe it. A rawdon school seeking to move to a new site is holding out an olive branch to those who fiercely opposed the move. Angry commuters rallying for extra parking spaces at Salisbury railway station were offered an olive branch this week. He told them the party had offered an olive branch and reconciliation to Lucky after she introduced professional and personal integrity at their caucus. He has gone out his way to offer an olive branch, even inviting the mainland's chief cross-strait negotiator to his inauguration. Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot. By electing a senior Islamic cleric, the cardinals could avoid exacerbating the split in the divided Catholic church, while simultaneously holding out an olive branch to another great world religion. She could reject his (questionable, I admit) olive branch, and stay chilly and resentful - which will only make the other woman seem more desirable. While forgiveness might be good for the soul, it needs both sides to proffer that olive branch, and that is not really happening. Perhaps she's offering an olive branch to Edmonton dance audiences, already sensing the bitter taste that still lingers since the company moved down south in 1990. But the threat of major disruption to travel will hang over passengers until next Thursday when the four unions at the company meet to discuss a joint response to the minister's olive branch. The growing relationship between City and Chesterfield fans has also seen olive branches offered from Saltergate. The Prime Minister offered union leaders an olive branch last week when he agreed they should establish a joint ‘forum’ to discuss public service reform, during a 75-minute meeting in Downing Street. But the council said it was ‘vindicated’ by the High Court ruling, even offering an olive branch to its adversaries. She hopes Madame will accept that as some sort of olive branch and move on, but, oh no, of course not. Would he stoop so low as to take the uncertain olive branch that the former Prime Minister offers? So they offer the olive branch of further talks, and the prospect of a reorganised Champions League and Uefa Cup in a few years time. Origin In allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God's punishment of mankind. olive branch¹ nounˈɑləv bræntʃ 1The branch of an olive tree, traditionally regarded as a symbol of peace (in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood). 橄榄枝（常视作和平的象征，典故出自挪亚故事《创世纪》8：1，故事中鸽子在灭世洪水后带着橄榄枝回来了） Example sentencesExamples Your mother, who likes to give me the impression that she has a degree in Peace Studies, and generally flies everywhere with an olive branch rammed in her beak, should be proud of me, but will probably laugh her head off when she sees it. Stemming from the Judeo-Christian tradition, a dove and olive branch stands for the hope of peace for the future. The olive branch is recognized as a symbol of peace and freedom. Atop the arch stood a fourteen-foot-tall statue of Peace holding a wreath in one hand and an olive branch in the other. An olive branch is still the symbol of peace, probably because it brings to mind Noah's Ark. Princes of Canaan, I bear you high to the mountains of the Lord and grant you the fragrant olive branch as a symbol of hope and peace. However, how can we offer the olive branch, if they are the ones that are attacking us? The importance of the olive tree and the veneration which it has aroused since prehistoric times are widely attested, for example by the use of the olive branch as a symbol for peace. A white dove and a green olive branch adorned the violet silk banner hoisted by the Worthing and Lancing branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. In 1974, he famously stood at the UN General Assembly with a gun in one hand and an olive branch in the other - the gun to protect the olive branch, he said. Like our fathers and grandfathers who fought and died to liberate the world from Nazism and Fascism and Communism, the cluster of arrows to defend our freedom and the olive branch of peace have now been handed to us. In 1994, in a speech to the United Nations, he waved a leafy branch above his head: ‘I come bearing an olive branch in one hand’ he said. The olive branch is more proactive than the dove because it represents human interaction. Behind, the fierce, all-powerful figure is not the Spirit of War but the angel of peace, carrying an olive branch. Standing beside her, the largest head belongs to the white dove, holding an olive branch in its mouth and sporting 5-foot wings. He returned with an olive branch under the 1993 Oslo peace accords. Peace is the only answer, the dove, the olive branch, the white flag, all of it. In the tale of Noah and his Ark, it is a dove carrying an olive branch that signals the end of the flood and that land is near. But when it came to a ‘family photo’ of the EU leaders holding olive branches in front of a giant dove of peace, he ducked out and left early. Don't let the olive branch fall from my hand. 1.1 An offer of reconciliation. 和解提议 the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators 政府向示威者提出和解。 Example sentencesExamples The sis and I thought we'd do the noble thing and suggest we all meet for discussion, extend that olive branch, that family was too important to let things end like this. A rawdon school seeking to move to a new site is holding out an olive branch to those who fiercely opposed the move. But the council said it was ‘vindicated’ by the High Court ruling, even offering an olive branch to its adversaries. He told them the party had offered an olive branch and reconciliation to Lucky after she introduced professional and personal integrity at their caucus. The Prime Minister offered union leaders an olive branch last week when he agreed they should establish a joint ‘forum’ to discuss public service reform, during a 75-minute meeting in Downing Street. She could reject his (questionable, I admit) olive branch, and stay chilly and resentful - which will only make the other woman seem more desirable. She hopes Madame will accept that as some sort of olive branch and move on, but, oh no, of course not. The growing relationship between City and Chesterfield fans has also seen olive branches offered from Saltergate. They offered an olive branch but the market doesn't really believe it. Would he stoop so low as to take the uncertain olive branch that the former Prime Minister offers? Even had he chosen not to thank anyone, he could perhaps have offered an olive branch, and admitted that while mistakes have been made, and will continue to be made, it is only together that we can go forward. But the threat of major disruption to travel will hang over passengers until next Thursday when the four unions at the company meet to discuss a joint response to the minister's olive branch. While forgiveness might be good for the soul, it needs both sides to proffer that olive branch, and that is not really happening. His offer of an olive branch should bring to an end the bizarre rift which opened up between the two men last week when they were attending Tartan Day celebrations in the United States. So they offer the olive branch of further talks, and the prospect of a reorganised Champions League and Uefa Cup in a few years time. By electing a senior Islamic cleric, the cardinals could avoid exacerbating the split in the divided Catholic church, while simultaneously holding out an olive branch to another great world religion. He has gone out his way to offer an olive branch, even inviting the mainland's chief cross-strait negotiator to his inauguration. Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot. Angry commuters rallying for extra parking spaces at Salisbury railway station were offered an olive branch this week. Perhaps she's offering an olive branch to Edmonton dance audiences, already sensing the bitter taste that still lingers since the company moved down south in 1990. Origin In allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God's punishment of mankind. Olive Branch² proper noun A city in northern Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee border; population 31,830 (est. 2008). noun.1 name.1
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Definition of olive branch in English:

olive branch

Origin

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Origin

Olive Branch2

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Olive Branch²