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

• The ivory industry employed about a thousand carvers.
  象牙行业的从业牙雕师约有一千名。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ivory, the gold, and the pearls all received their appointment.
  象牙，金子和珠宝都得到了安置。
• He carved out a flower of ivory.
  他雕出了一朵象牙花。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。