taste, used in cooking and for its oil #$$$£;
A; ffliM 2 (also olive tree) [C] a tree on which olives grow olive
groves MiA 3
(also .olive 'green) [U] a yellowish-green colour
madj. 1 (also .olive-'green) yellowish-green in colour
2 (of
skin j£S£) yellowish-brown in colour MM
feft; an
olive complexion
'olive branch noun [usually sing.] a symbol of peace; sth
you say or do to show that you wish to make peace with sb #■; ftl
A ft fSi ®E: Management is
holding out an olive branch to the strikers. X##ibT
IfcKtto
.olive
drab noun [u] a dull green colour,
used in some military uniforms X
WM)
.olive
'oil noun [u] oil produced from olives, used in cooking and on salad —
see also extra virgin
ollie
/'nli;
NAmE 'aili/ noun (in skateboarding
a jump that is done by pushing one foot down hard on the back of the
board mi ( ftfe
j&JSfr.)
ology /‘Dlad3i; NAmE ’a:l-/ noun (pi. -ies) (informal, humorous) a subject of study They
come here with
their ologies knowing nothing
about life. f&Cl^lr g Sift
*tA££p-AJX£n0
-ology
(BrE also -logy) combining form (in nouns i^) 1 a subject
of study Af4; ¥t g: sociology #
o genealogy A if ^ 2 a characteristic of speech or writing
phraseology 0 trilogy
►
-ological,
-logical (also -ologic, -logic) (in adjectives pathological
^fSAft -ologist,
-logist (in
nouns j&jJf&itSiS]): biologist
Olym piad
/a'limpiaed/
noun 1 an
occasion when the modem Olympic games are held US
^: The 26th Olympiad took place in
2 an
international competition in a particular subject, especially
a science JI^EjkA^ ( #fflXf4A^Aftffl^tt; H ) : the 14th International
Physics Olympiad % 14 jg
Olym
pian /a'limpian/
adj. (formal) like a god; powerful and impressive^# ft; ^cAft; MJtft
Olympic
/a'limpik/
adj. [only before noun]
connected with the Olympic Games JI#Ei£S^{j^lft: an
Olympic athlete/medallist JM*E%
the
O.lympic Games (also the
Olym pics) noun [pi ] an international
sports festival held every four years in a different country H # E zjfj £•; the
Beijing Olympics, held in 2008 * 2008 XXAAAflftll
om buds man /'Dmbudzman; -maen; NAmE 'aim-/ noun
(pi. -men
/-man/)
a government official whose job is to examine and report on complaints made by
ordinary people about the government or public authorities M
IISM ( M )
omega /’aumiga;
NAmE ou’mega/ noun the last letter of the Greek alphabet (Q,
co)
om
elette (NAmE also om-elet) /‘Dmlat; NAmE 'aim-/ noun a hot dish of eggs mixed
together and fried, often with cheese, meat, vegetables, etc. added #|)U|
31, ( #jJPA#5g&, : a cheese and
mushroom omelette #3S&)|f3£3it4 ilTTBil you can’t make an .omelette
without breaking eggs (saying) you cannot achieve sth important without causing a few small problems
omen /'auman; NAmE ‘ou-/ noun ~ (for sth) a sign of what is going to happen
in the future Jjfijlfc; fj A; %% BCd PORTENT: a good/bad omen ^#ft / X#ft$jlftJ& 0 an
omen of death/disaster AAV fttBHJk 0 The omens for their future
success are not good. ftkClXA-J®
omi-cron /au'maikrnn;
NAmE 'a:makra:n/ noun the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O,
o) #J5^#^|ft|| 15 A
om in ous /'nminas; NAmE 'aim-/ adj. suggesting that sth bad is going to
happen in the future M^kft;
(ft; X nr fij ft PSTH foreboding
: There
were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead. X # ft Pfi II £ A
M ± tC Me O
She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end. fI)tfA.RXX#ft
tftlfio ► om-in-ous-ly adv.
omis sion /a’mijn/ noun 1 [u] ~ (from sth) the act of not including
sb/sth or not doing sth; the fact of not being included/done H ; ft] ; 4Ei : Everyone was surprised at
her omission from the squad.
o 0 The play was shortened by the
omission of two scenes, lit Jgtf Mfl M T M Jfc „ 0 (formal) sins of omission
(= not doing things that should be done) 2
[C] a thing that has not been included or
done jSiH; MM: There were a number of errors and
omissions in the article.
omit /a'mit/ verb (-tt-) [VN] (formal) 1 ~ sth/sb (from sth) to not include sth/sb,
either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them ®J ; M ; it #; MM HT71
leave out : If you are a student, you can omit
questions 16-18. njl^&'fift 16-18 Hu
<> People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team. AOliS Sjfti?, 2 [V to inf] to not do or
fail to do sth A#; #: She omitted to mention
that they were staying the night, jtfe fife 41/4
Omni-
/'nmm-;
NAmE 'aim-/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and
adverbs J&& j^],. %§!] i^l) -of all
things; in all ways or places omnivore
f&'&rh'fUl O omnipresent omni-bus /'Dmmbas; NAmE 'aim-/ noun, adj. ia noun 1 (BrE) a television or radio
programme that combines several recent programmes in a series ( A Iff > : the 90-minute Sunday omnibus
edition * 90 g WM#] 2
a large book that
contains a number of books, for example novels by
the same author ( £ A # ft & itt ) Cii, 3 (old-
fashioned) a bus
• adj. (NAmE) including many things or different types
of thing ^H£|$; an omnibus law (
ft)'
omnidirectional
/.Dmmda'rekjanl;
-di'r-; -dai'r-; NAmE .aimni-/ adj. (technical A to) receiving or sending
signals in all directions ( ) ^l&lft: an
omnidirectional microphone
om
nipo tent /Dm'mpatant; NAmE aim-/ adj. (formal) having total power; able to
do anything Jjfgft; Alt ft;' an omnipotent God > om
nipotence /-tans/ noun [U]: the omnipotence of God ±
omni pres ent /.nmm’preznt; NAmE .aim-/ adj. (formal)
present
everywhere A JA A £ ft; These
days the media are omnipresent.
7f fr 0 ► omni-pres-ence /.Dmm'prezns; NAmE .aim-/
noun [U]
om nisci ent /ran'msiant; NAmE aim-/ adj. (formal) knowing everything A^A^Pft;
Afg ft; t$ |4J A ft: The novel has an omniscient narrator. m — A ft £0 £. M ft f ► om-nis-ci-ence /-sians/
noun [U]
omni vore /'Dmmvoi(r); NAmE 'aim-/ noun an animal or a person that eats all types
of food, especially both plants and meat A
— compare carni
vore, HERBIVORE, INSECTIVORE om niv orous /nm'mvaras; NAmE aim-/ adj. 1 (technical Ain) eating all types of food, especially
both plants and meat ( A
}§ ) , & $J
CARNIVOROUS at CARNIVORE, HERBIVOROUS at HERBIVORE 2 (formal) having wide interests in a
particular area or activity A M A it ft :
She has always been an omnivorous reader. M~-fo]|^imA@A&o
Oil 0*w /pn; NAmE ain; oin/ prep., adv. mprep. i:i3U For the special uses of on
in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example turn on sb is in the phrasal verb section at turn. * on ^Ejfiilf^tj #P turn on sb *m& turn ftfei^^ialnP^o linor into a position covering,