ivories

1. [U]象牙质 the hard white substance of which an elephant's tusks are made
2. [U]象牙色,乳白色 the colour of this substance; creamy white
3. [P]象牙制品 sth made of this substance, especially a small figure of a person or thing

• 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

ivory coast象牙海岸（非洲）

ivory tower n. 象牙塔（指脱离现实生活的小天地）

tower of ivory象牙塔（逃避现实之处）

ivory white象牙白；乳白色

ivory soap[化]象牙皂

1. The men trafficked with the natives for ivory.
   这些人与土着居民做买卖以换取象牙。
2. The professor lived in an ivory tower.
   这个教授生活在象牙塔中。
3. His nails resemble the ivory keys of the spinet.
   他的指甲象白色的琴键一样。