a/an + (adjective) + olive
olive 作可数名词，指油橄榄的果实；单数用 a/an olive，可加形容词，如 a green olive、a black olive。复数形式为 olives。
She ate a green olive.
她吃了一颗绿橄榄。
橄榄；油橄榄
olives — plural of olive
橄榄树；油橄榄树；橄榄色；橄榄绿；橄榄木；肉卷；榧螺；榧螺壳
the small oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten unripe (green) or ripe (black)
油橄榄树种,自古在地中海栽培,取其果实及所榨之油
A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
欧洲油橄榄树的小卵形果实；重要的食物和油料来源
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
该树的小卵形果实,成熟(通常黑色)或未熟(通常绿色)时食用
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
自古在地中海地区栽培、现亦植于他处的常绿树；结可食用的光亮黑色果实
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
油橄榄树的木材
The wood of the olive tree.
油橄榄树的坚硬黄色木材,常带杂色；用于细木工
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
深黄绿色,即未熟油橄榄的颜色
A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
橄榄体,延髓的一部分
An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
管道压缩接头部件；置于螺母与管道之间的环,紧固时受压以密封
A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
一小片调过味的肉,卷起后烹制
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
榧螺属及近似属的螺壳；因其形状得名
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
I usually put a few olives on my pizza before baking it.
我通常在烤披萨前放几颗橄榄在上面。
用法提示：olive 是名词，这里用复数 olives 表示可食用的橄榄果实。
She bought a jar of green olives from the market.
她从市场上买了一罐青橄榄。
用法提示：green olives 中 olives 是名词复数，指未成熟的橄榄果实。
The salad tastes better if you add a few sliced olives.
如果你加几片橄榄切片，沙拉味道会更好。
用法提示：olives 是 olive 的复数形式，作句子的宾语。
olive 作可数名词，指油橄榄的果实；单数用 a/an olive，可加形容词，如 a green olive、a black olive。复数形式为 olives。
She ate a green olive.
她吃了一颗绿橄榄。
olive 可作定语修饰另一名词，表示‘橄榄的’，如 olive oil（橄榄油）、olive tree（橄榄树）。
He cooked with olive oil.
他用橄榄油烹饪。
olive 作名词可指橄榄色，用于 be 动词后作表语。
The curtains are olive.
窗帘是橄榄色的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She put a few olive on the pizza.
正确表达She put a few olives on the pizza.
英语中 olive 指“橄榄”这种果实时可数，前面有 a few、具体数字或表示多个数量时必须用复数 olives；汉语名词没有单复数变化，“几颗橄榄”直译时容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子I ate a olive.
正确表达I ate an olive.
olive 的读音 /ˈɑləv/ 以元音音素 /ɑ/ 开头，所以不定冠词要用 an，不能用 a；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易忽略这条规则或一律用 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need some olive for the salad.
正确表达I need some olive oil for the salad.
名词 olive 只表示“橄榄（果实）”或“橄榄树”，不能单独表示“橄榄油”；“橄榄油”对应的固定复合名词是 olive oil，所以这里要用 olive oil 而不是 olive。
橄榄油
She cooked the vegetables in olive oil.
她用橄榄油炒了蔬菜。
橄榄树
The olive tree grows well in warm, dry climates.
橄榄树在温暖干燥的气候中生长良好。
橄榄枝
He offered an olive branch to end the quarrel.
他伸出橄榄枝以结束争吵。
橄榄林
The family owns a small olive grove in the south.
这家人在南方拥有一小片橄榄林。
青橄榄
She added a few green olives to the salad.
她在沙拉里加了几颗青橄榄。
黑橄榄
The pizza is topped with black olives and cheese.
这个披萨上面铺着黑橄榄和奶酪。
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