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单词 hold out/offer an olive branch
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hold out/offer an olive branch

idiom
to do or say something inorderto show that youwantto end adisagreementwith someone:
伸出橄榄枝；主动表达和解的愿望
Heheldout anolivebranchto theoppositionbyreleasing42politicalprisoners.他释放了42名政治犯，以此向反对派表达了和解的愿望。
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(Definition ofhold out/offer an olive branchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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