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单词 ivory
释义
ivory
noun
uk
/ˈaɪ.vər.i/us
/ˈaɪ.vɚ.i/

ivorynoun(SUBSTANCE)

[U]
the hard yellowish-whitesubstancethatformsthetusksof someanimalssuch aselephants, usedespeciallyin the past to makedecorativeobjects:
象牙
Ivory is asoftermaterialthan you mightimagine.
abanon ivorytrading象牙交易禁令
[Cusually plural]
anobjectmade from ivory:
象牙制品
acollectionofJapaneseivories日本象牙制品藏品
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
  • astrakhan
  • baleen
  • bristly
  • bushy
  • coated
  • dander
  • eiderdown
  • fleece
  • fur
  • furry
  • hackles
  • horsehair
  • lambswool
  • mane
  • mother-of-pearl
  • sable
  • seashell
  • sheepskin
  • spine
  • wishbone
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ivorynoun(COLOUR)

apalecreamcolour:
Theelegantnavy-bluedresshas aleafypatternin ivory.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
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Idiom

tickle the ivories
ivory
adjective
uk/ˈaɪ.vər.i/us/ˈaɪ.vɚ.i/

ivoryadjective(SUBSTANCE)

made of thesubstanceivory:
AsilverfigureofChristwasmountedon an ivorycross.
intricatelycarvedivoryearrings精雕细琢的象牙耳饰

ivoryadjective(COLOUR)

palecreamincolour:
Thebrideworean ivorydresswithlotsofcrystals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
(Definition ofivoryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
ivory
noun
uk
/ˈaɪ.vər.i/us
/ˈaɪ.vɚ.i/
[U]
the hard yellowish-whitesubstancethatformsthetusksof someanimalssuch aselephants, usedespeciallyin the past to makedecorativeobjects
象牙
intricatelycarvedivoryearrings精雕细琢的象牙耳饰
abanon ivorytrading象牙交易禁令
[Cusually plural]
anobjectmade from ivory
象牙制品
acollectionofJapaneseivories日本象牙制品藏品

Idiom

tickle the ivories

ivory| American Dictionary

ivory
noun[U]
us
/ˈɑɪ·və·ri,ˈɑɪv·ri/
the hardwhitesubstanceof thetusks(=longteethgrowingoutsidethemouth)of someanimals, such aselephants:
an ivorystatue
Ivory is also a yellow-whitecolor.
(Definition ofivoryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofivory

ivory
The light, portable ivories would have been particularly attractive as loot.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The evidence from these workshops shows that the craftsmen were producing prestige valuables: enamels, glassware, ivories, bonework and elaborate metalwork.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Policy-makers do not operate in anivorytower, exempt from the pressures of interest groups.
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Unlike the academic moralists, she is not "firmly imprisoned in anivorytower".
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Scientists will have to quit theirivorytowers in order to explain how the patient sorting out of tested information can facilitate agreement.
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Allivorygulls were observed in small areas of open water in large expanses covered with mostly solid sea ice.
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On three of the four occasions when the ship encountered a polar bear,ivorygulls were also present.
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Of the four bears seen during the 1993 cruise, three hadivorygulls associated with them.
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In contrast, noivorygulls were observed near this community in 2002.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The observations ofivorygulls at sea presented here are consistent with this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A thorough search in the early evening failed to show anyivorygulls at all.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even theivorytowers of academia were affected.
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Hisivorytower has always been equipped with a high-speed elevator.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To protect the elephant, trade inivoryhas been banned since 1990.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The items concerned— about 20 in number—are nineteenth century copies of seventeenth century ivories.
From the
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