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hold out/offer an olive branch idiom to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone: 伸出橄榄枝;主动表达和解的愿望 He held out an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners.他释放了42名政治犯,以此向反对派表达了和解的愿望。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Peace anti-war conflict transformation dove dovish non-aggression non-defence non-violent non-violently pacific pacifist pacifistically peace peace accord peace-loving peaceably peacefully peacefulness peacekeeping peacetime truce
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