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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The ivory, the gold, and the pearls all received their appointment.
  象牙，金子和珠宝都得到了安置。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's like you have Ivory smuggled in or something.
  看上去你这些好像走私进来的象牙或者什么的。