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

• 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 carved out a flower of ivory.
  他雕出了一朵象牙花。
• The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.
  这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。
• I have a large body with wrinkled skin and tusks made out of ivory.
  我有一个满是褶皱皮肤的庞大身躯和尖尖的象牙。
• 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。
• The ivory industry employed about a thousand carvers.
  象牙行业的从业牙雕师约有一千名。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。