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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。
• What exquisite [ delicate] ivory carvings these are!
  这几件象牙雕刻做得真细！
• 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 is carved from ivory.
  它是用象牙雕成的。
• 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。
• 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。