a shade of white the color of bleached bones 同义词:bone, pearl, off-white,
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses 同义词:tusk,
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.
例句与用法
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The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory . 这木板上面镶饰了一层金和象牙。
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His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet . 他的指甲象白色的琴键一样。
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Her playing and ivory manners were much admired . 她的演奏和高雅的风度颇受人赞赏。
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Elsa mcmahon wore clinging ivory silk jersey . 埃尔莎麦克马洪穿着乳白色紧身绸衣。
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It is carved from ivory . 它是用象牙雕成的。
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Is it made of ivory ? 它是象牙做的吗?
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A whole mob of men were jabbing at the ivory button, one after the other . 一群男人在一个紧接着一个地用力戳那个象牙(铃)钮。
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For a while she sat in her arm-chair, opening and shutting the absurd ivory fan between her fingers . 她在扶手椅里坐了一会儿,不停地把拿在手上的那把可笑的象牙折扇打开来又合上。
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in vegetation, acute injury by often results in an ivory coloration, but sometimes the coloration is reddish brown. 在植物方面,因二氧化硫严重损伤经常导致象牙色,但有时为红棕色。
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Historians have long been puzzled by dots , lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls , bones , and the ivory tusks of mammoths . 刻在墙壁、甲骨和长毛象的牙齿上的点、线和符号,长久以来使得史学家迷惑不解。