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ivory

美 [ˈaɪvəri]英 [ˈaɪvəri]
  • n.象牙;象牙色;乳白色;象牙制品;(某些其他动物的)长牙
  • adj.象牙制的;乳白色的

复数: ivories

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

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

a ban on the ivory trade

象牙贸易禁令

an ivory chess set

一副象牙国际象棋

2

象牙制品
an object made of ivory

3

象牙色;乳白色
a yellowish-white colour

ivory

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 象牙
    Ivory is a hard cream-coloured substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used for making carved ornaments.

    ...the international ban on the sale of ivory.

    禁止销售象牙的国际禁令

  • 2
    COLOUR 象牙色;乳白色
    Ivory is a creamy-white colour.

noun

1
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Synonym: bone pearl off-white
2
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Synonym: tusk

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  1. 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。

  2. Each piece is unique , an exquisite painting of a real person , done on ivory

    每一件艺术品都是绘在象牙上的精美绝伦的真人肖像,都是独一无二的。

  3. 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。

  4. The ivory industry employed about a thousand carvers .

    象牙行业的从业牙雕师约有一千名。

  5. 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。

  6. 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?

  7. The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory .

    这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。

  8. What exquisite [ delicate ] ivory carvings these are !

    这几件象牙雕刻做得真细!

  9. It is carved from ivory .

    它是用象牙雕成的。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. In Kenya , it is a tradition among the Marci men and women to pierce and then make their ear lobeslonger using ivory and wood or stones .

    在肯尼亚,马尔奇人的传统是用象牙、木头或石头在耳朵上穿孔,使耳垂变长。

  13. My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory .

    我祖母有一些象牙首饰。

  14. In a tiny ivory cell

    小小的象牙壳里,盛�

  15. And this latest examination of decades of census3 data and habitat surveys has shown the demand for ivory still drives the decline in their numbers .

    这项对数十年以来动物普查数据和栖息地调查的最新研究表明,对象牙的需求仍然是大象数量下降的驱动因素。

  16. Therefore , ivory is a much better choice of color .

    因此,象牙色是更好的选择。

  17. From which the ivory is made into many beautiful things .

    然后用象牙来制作许多漂亮的工艺品。

  18. Domestic Ivory Trade Control System for Japan

    日本的象牙国内贸易监控体制

  19. An international agreement has been signed to control the trade in ivory .

    签署了一项国际协定来控制象牙交易。

  20. I do remember * She always used ivory soap .

    我记得她经常用象牙香皂。

  21. Therefore , all ivory markets must be closed .

    因此,所有的象牙市场必须关闭。

  22. Taking ivory products into the United States is now allowed , you know .

    把象牙制品带进美国是不允许的,你知道吧。

  23. 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。

  24. Ivory still commands a very high price .

    象牙仍然值很高的价钱。

  25. 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。

  26. Last summer I got out of the ivory tower and entered the real world .

    去年夏天我走出象牙塔,真实的世界。

  27. This day represents a historic moment for the people of Ivory Coast .

    这一天对于科特迪瓦人民来说,是历史性的时刻。

  28. The spirit of change has even begun to take root inside the ivory tower .

    变革的精神甚至已经开始在象牙塔内部扎根。

  29. I was wondering what the current time is in the ivory coast .

    我想知道象牙海岸现在是几点钟。

  30. Isolated in their ivory tower of learning , they kept their distance .

    他们将自己孤立在学习的象牙塔中,与别人保持距离。

同义词

adj.

opalescent

n.

tusk