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　

CET6IELTSGRETEM8

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

• 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；
• These Ivory figures are so minutely and elaborately carved that the finest details can be distinguished.
  人物形象在这些牙雕艺术品里刻得纤毫毕见。
• 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。
• It is carved from ivory.
  它是用象牙雕成的。
• 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。
• Our country has joined an international ban on ivory trading.
  我们国家已加入了国际对象牙贸易的禁令。
• 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。
• Mali is not a coastal country with ports like Ivory Coast and Gambia.
  马里不是海岸国家，不像象牙海岸和冈比亚一样拥有港口。
• It's a very emotional issue. How can you advocate selling the ivory from elephants?
  这是个很容易激起公愤的话题。你怎么能够鼓吹贩卖象牙？
• 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。