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ivory/ˈaiv(ə)ri/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and narwhal 象牙；(河马、海象、独角鲸的)长牙 2 the colour of this 象牙色 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数)a an article made of ivory 象牙制品 b slang anything made of or resembling ivory, esp. a piano key or a tooth [俚语]任何由象牙制成或类似象牙的东西(尤指钢琴键或牙齿) ●adj. of the colour of ivory; creamy white 象牙色的；乳白色的 □ ivoried adj.[Middle English from Old French yvoire, ultimately from Latin ebur eboris] |