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ivory

noun
🔊/ˈaɪvəri/
🔊/ˈaɪvəri/
(plural ivories)
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  1. [uncountable] a hard white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals象牙；（某些其他动物的）长牙
    • a ban on the ivory trade象牙贸易禁令
    • an ivory chess set一副象牙国际象棋
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • carved
    • polished
    • raw
    • …
    verb + ivory
    • be made from
    • be made of
    • carve something from
    • …
    ivory + noun
    • trade
    preposition
    • in ivory
    phrases
    • the trade in ivory
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  2. [countable] an object made of ivory象牙制品
    • a priceless collection of ivories象牙的稀世珍品收藏。
    • He had a good set of ivories (= teeth).他有很多象牙。
    • Of an evening she would entertain them by tinkling the ivories (= playing the piano).在一个晚上，她会通过叮叮当当来娱乐他们（弹钢琴）。
  3. [uncountable] a pale colour between white and yellow 象牙色；乳白色
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French ivurie, based on Latin ebur.