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

• 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 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。
• It is carved from ivory.
  它是用象牙雕成的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast
  叛乱分子已经开放了从蒙罗维亚到象牙海岸的道路。
• What exquisite [ delicate] ivory carvings these are!
  这几件象牙雕刻做得真细！
• He carved out a flower of ivory.
  他雕出了一朵象牙花。