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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

              • 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。
              • 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?
              • 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。
              • The ivory, the gold, and the pearls all received their appointment.
                象牙,金子和珠宝都得到了安置。
              • A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals.
                用刷了漆的木头构成的一种装饰性的工艺品,木头里经常嵌有象牙或贵重金属。
              • The ivory industry employed about a thousand carvers.
                象牙行业的从业牙雕师约有一千名。
              • The researchers say Gambia and Ivory Coast suffered more during the food crisis than Mali did.
                研究人员称在粮食危机期间冈比亚和象牙海岸比马里遭受了更大的威胁。
              • 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。
              • The Ivory Coast became the world's leading cocoa producer.
                象牙海岸成为世界上可可粉的主要产地。
              • 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。