olive
n
1
(a) [C] small bitter oval fruit, green when unripe and black when ripe, used for food and for oil 橄榄
stuffed olives 有填充料的橄榄
put olives in a salad 在色拉中加入橄榄.
(b) (also `olive-tree) [C]
evergreen tree on which this fruit grows 橄榄树
a grove of olives 橄榄树园.
2 (also olive-green) [U]
yellowish-green colour of an unripe olive 橄榄色. olive, adj
1 yellowish-green 橄榄色的: olive paint 橄榄色颜料.
2 (of the complexion) yellowish-brown (指面色)黄褐色的
an olive skin 黄褐色的皮肤.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking