ivory

英 [ˈaɪvəri]

美 [ˈaɪvəri]

n.  象牙; (某些其他动物的)长牙; 象牙制品; 象牙色; 乳白色

复数：ivories　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6491 / COCA.6654

牛津词典

noun

• 象牙；（某些其他动物的）长牙
  a hard yellowish-white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals
  1. a ban on the ivory trade
     象牙贸易禁令
  2. an ivory chess set
     一副象牙国际象棋
• 象牙制品
  an object made of ivory
• 象牙色；乳白色
  a yellowish-white colour

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 象牙
  Ivoryis a hard cream-coloured substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used for making carved ornaments.
  1. ...the international ban on the sale of ivory.
     禁止销售象牙的国际禁令
  2. ...intricate ivory carvings.
     精致的象牙雕刻品
• 象牙色;乳白色
  Ivoryis a creamy-white colour.

英英释义

noun

• a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  Synonym:bonepearloff-white
• a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
  Synonym:tusk

双语例句

• I'd like a kitchen mostly in ivory and light green.
  我想要一间全是象牙色和浅绿色的厨房。
• My classmates are married, and I was hiding the ivory tower;
  我的同学们都成家立业了，我还在象牙塔里躲藏；
• He showed him how to blow into the ivory mouthpiece.
  他给他演示如何吹奏象牙吹口乐器。
• It's like you have Ivory smuggled in or something.
  看上去你这些好像走私进来的象牙或者什么的。
• A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.
  一种坚硬而光滑的乳白色牙质，构成大象和海象的大部分长牙。
• Gold and ivory and slaves came north from sub-Saharan Africa;
  黄金和象牙以及奴隶从下撒哈拉运来北方。
• They don't really, in their ivory towers, understand how pernicious drug crime is.
  他们身处象牙塔中，并不真正了解毒品犯罪的危害有多大。
• But there are examples in silk and leather; bamboo and plastic; metal; ivory; and feathers.
  但还有其它用丝绸和皮革、竹子和塑料、金属、象牙以及羽毛制成的手袋。
• Each piece is unique, an exquisite painting of a real person, done on ivory
  每一件艺术品都是绘在象牙上的精美绝伦的真人肖像，都是独一无二的。
• We think the parallel illegal trade from poached ivory comes to Hong Kong and is laundered with existing stocks.
  我们认为，暗地里进行的非法贸易，让偷猎的象牙流入了香港，并且被人用现有的库存洗白了。