ivory
['aivəri]
n.象牙, 乳白色
adj.象牙制的,乳白色的
例句与用法:
His lean body is engulfed in an ivory white Afghan coat.
他瘦削的身躯裹在一件象牙色的阿富汗大衣中。
Living in your ivory tower at Oxford, you can't imagine what it's like to go hungry.
你生活在牛津的象牙之塔中,想像不到挨饿是什么滋味。
Made of gold and ivory, as certain pieces of sculpture or artwork in ancient Greece.
由黄金和象牙制成的由黄金和象牙制成的,如古希腊某些雕刻或工艺品
Gold, slaves and ivory were sent north.
黄金、奴隶和象牙被运送到北方。
词形变化:
名词复数: ivories |
详细释义:
n.
1. 象牙; (海象等的)长牙[U]
2. 牙质[U]
3. (外表或用途等)类似象牙之物[U]
4. 象牙色, 乳白色[U]
a skin of ivory
象牙色的皮肤
5. 象牙制品[P]
The museum has a fine collection of medieval ivories.
这家博物馆收藏着一批做工精细的中世纪象牙制品。
6. 【俚】琴键; 牙齿; 骰子; 台球[P]
a.
1. 象牙制的; 似象牙的
an ivory carving of an elephant
用象牙雕刻的象
2. 象牙色的, 乳白色的
短语词组:
the ivory tower
1. 象牙塔
The professor lived in an ivory tower.
这个教授生活在象牙塔中。