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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

              • What exquisite [ delicate] ivory carvings these are!
                这几件象牙雕刻做得真细!
              • 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。
              • He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and currently lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
                他出生于象牙海岸首都阿比让,现在比利时布鲁塞尔居住和工作。
              • 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。
              • 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。
              • 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 panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.
                这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。
              • 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。
              • 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?
              • 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。