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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
      1. 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
            1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
                Synonym:tusk

              双语例句

              • 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。
              • 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。
              • The ivory Buddha carved by Shen Weizhong, a contemporary Chinese sculptor, is the world's smallest piece of sculpture, its size being just four-fifths that of a grain of rice.
                中国当代雕刻工艺师沈为众雕刻的象牙佛像是世界上最小的雕刻。这个象牙佛像只有一粒米的五分之四大。
              • The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.
                这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。
              • A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals.
                用刷了漆的木头构成的一种装饰性的工艺品,木头里经常嵌有象牙或贵重金属。
              • In former times the people of this country trade in gold, ivory and slaves.
                以前这个国家的人做买卖用金子、象牙和奴隶。
              • The government has put a ban on the import of ivory.
                政府已经放置了一条对象牙的输入禁令。
              • The ivory, the gold, and the pearls all received their appointment.
                象牙,金子和珠宝都得到了安置。
              • What exquisite [ delicate] ivory carvings these are!
                这几件象牙雕刻做得真细!