ivory中文什么意思

n.
1.象牙；(河马、独角鱼的)牙齿。 artificial ivory人造象牙。 fossil ivory古代巨象的象牙化石。
2.象牙色，乳白色。
3.〔 pl.〕象牙雕制品，仿象牙制品。
+更多解释...4.牙质(＝dental ivory)。
5.厚光纸。
6.〔常pl.〕〔俚语〕牙齿；骰子；撞球；弹子；钢琴键。
短语和例子
show one's ivories 龇牙咧嘴。 solid ivory〔美俚〕头脑迟钝的人。 wash one's ivories 〔口语〕喝酒。adj.
1.象牙制成的，似象牙的。
2.象牙色的，乳白色的。

• ivory white；ivory:    象牙白
• a tower of ivory:    常用来比喻一种与世隔绝的梦幻境地
• black ivory:    非洲的黑奴

例句与用法

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1. The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory .
   这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。
2. His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet .
   他的指甲象白色的琴键一样。
3. Her playing and ivory manners were much admired .
   她的演奏和高雅的风度颇受人赞赏。
4. Elsa mcmahon wore clinging ivory silk jersey .
   埃尔莎麦克马洪穿着乳白色紧身绸衣。
5. It is carved from ivory .
   它是用象牙雕成的。

英文释义

名词

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

百科释义

Ivory is a hard, white material, derived from the tusks and teeth of animals, that is used in art or manufacturing. It consists of dentine, a tissue that is similar to bone.