单词:ivory
a. 象牙制的, 乳白色的
考试类型:[六级/IELTS/GRE]
ivory的用法和样例:
例句
- The men trafficked with the natives for ivory.这些人与土着居民做买卖以换取象牙。
- The professor lived in an ivory tower.这个教授生活在象牙塔中。
- His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet.他的指甲象白色的琴键一样。
常见句型
- He killed the elephant for its ivory.他为得到象牙而杀死了大象。
- My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
- My shirt is more ivory color than white.我的衬衣与其说是白色的,不如说是乳白色的。
- The museum has a fine collection of medieval ivories.该博物馆收藏着一批精美的中世纪象牙制品。
词汇搭配
- artificial ivory人造象牙
- dental ivory象牙质
- fossil ivory象牙化石
- in ivory用象牙做的
- of ivory象牙的
- on ivory在象牙上的
经典引文
Nearly all recent brides have worn ivory.
出自:Daily News
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