ivory
n
1 [U] creamy-white bone-like substance forming the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc 象牙; (海象等的)長(zhǎng)牙
[attrib 作定語]
an ivory statuette 象牙制的小雕像.
2 [C] object made of this 象牙制品
a priceless collection of ivories 象牙的稀世珍品收藏.
3 [U] colour of ivory 象牙色的; 乳白色的
[attrib 作定語]
an ivory skin, complexion, etc 乳白色的皮膚、 面色等
ivory-coloured silk 乳白色的絲綢.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) an ,ivory `tower place or situation where people retreat from the unpleasant realities of everyday life and pretend that these do not exist 象牙塔(對(duì)日常生活中煩惱的現(xiàn)實(shí)視而不見者的退身之所或處境)
live in an ivory tower 生活在象牙塔中
[attrib 作定語]
lead an,ivory-tower e`xistence 過象牙塔式的生活.
Marsabbr. master attitude reference system 主要態(tài)度參考系統(tǒng);midair retrieval system 中空恢復(fù)系統(tǒng);military affiliated radio system 軍用附屬無線電系統(tǒng);mathematics anxiety rating scale 數(shù)學(xué)焦慮等級(jí)刻度;
n. 毀壞,損壞,玷污( mar的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );
v. 毀壞,損壞,玷污( mar的第三人稱單數(shù) );