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branch BrE /brɑːntʃ/
NAmE /bræntʃ/► SEE ALLhold out/offer an olive branch (to sb)root and branch●hold out/offer an ˈolive branch (to sb)show that you want to make peace with sb 伸出橄榄枝；（向别人）表示愿意和好◆After their argument, he was the first one to hold out an olive branch.争吵过后，他首先示好。 OPP throw down the gauntlet ORIGIN The olive branch is an ancient symbol of peace. * olive branch （橄榄枝）是古老的和平的象征。●ˌroot and ˈbranchcompletely; thoroughly 完全地；彻底地◆The independence movement has been destroyed root and branch.独立运动彻底失败了。 |