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peace pipe

/ˈpiːs paɪp/

翻译: 印第安部落用于仪式中的烟斗,象征和平、友谊与和解;也引申指和解或讲和的表示。

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/ˈpiːs paɪp/C1informal
  • zh印第安部落用于仪式中的烟斗,象征和平、友谊与和解;也引申指和解或讲和的表示。

A ceremonial pipe used by Native American tribes as a symbol of peace, friendship, and agreement. The phrase 'smoke the peace pipe' is used idiomatically to mean making peace or resolving a conflict.

  1. Symbol of reconciliationB2formal

    A ceremonial pipe used by Native American tribes as a symbol of peace and agreement, often smoked during negotiations.

    zh和平象征

    • The chiefs smoked the peace pipe to seal the treaty.
    • Offering the peace pipe was a gesture of goodwill.
    • The ritual of the peace pipe ended the conflict.
  2. Figurative reconciliationB2informal

    Used metaphorically to describe an act of making peace or resolving a disagreement.

    zh和解

    • After the argument, they decided to smoke the peace pipe.
    • The two companies finally buried the hatchet and smoked the peace pipe.
    • It's time to smoke the peace pipe and move forward.