ivory既可以作可数也可以作不可数，作为可数名词时，中文含义为“象牙制品”，作为不可数名词时，中文含义为“象牙”。ivory除了可以作为名词外，还可以作为形容词，含义为“象牙制的”、“乳白色的”。
ivory的中文含义及用法介绍
1、作为名词是，既可以作可数也可以作不可数，作为可数名词时，中文含义为“象牙制品”，作为不可数名词时，中文含义为“象牙”。
例句：The Ivory Coast became the world's leading cocoa producer.
象牙海岸成为世界上可可粉的主要产地。
Each piece is unique, an exquisite painting of a real person, done on ivory
每一件艺术品都是绘在象牙上的精美绝伦的真人肖像，都是独一无二的。
He showed him how to blow into the ivory mouthpiece.
他给他演示如何吹奏象牙吹口乐器。
What exquisite [ delicate] ivory carvings these are!
这几件象牙雕刻做得真细！
My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
From which the ivory is made into many beautiful things.
然后用象牙来制作许多漂亮的工艺品。
Taking ivory products into the United States is now allowed, you know.
把象牙制品带进美国是不允许的，你知道吧。
Retailers need to stop selling ivory products.
零售商需要停止销售象牙制品。
Tang, from Sichuan Province, bought six ivory products from Malaysia with 30000 yuan.
来自四川的汤某花费了3万元从马来西亚购买了6根象牙制品。
We are a direct manufacturer, supplier and wholesaler, particular specializes in ivory imitation carvings.
本公司于中国自设工场，专门制作及批发各类工艺品，其中以仿象牙制品为主。
Therefore, ivory is a much better choice of color.
因此，象牙色是更好的选择。
You will look better in warm colors, ivory instead of white, and gold jewelry.
这种皮肤，最适合暖色调，象牙色也可，再次是白色底色。
A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts.
生长在巴西和秘鲁的一种无干的棕榈树，结象牙色的坚果。
2、作为形容词时，意为象牙制的;乳白色的。
例句：Egg ivory, oblong and the shell is toughening and soft.
卵乳白色，近椭圆形，卵壳韧而软。
His magnificent creation is in ivory silk, decorated with crystals and 10000 seed pearls.
这件华丽的设计采用了乳白色的丝绸，并用水晶和一万粒珍珠点缀。
The apples display their milliner's scraps of ivory silk, orse-tinged.
苹果树则像卖帽人，向人们展示着他帽子上那一片片微带点玫瑰红的乳白色丝缎。
A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.
一种坚硬而光滑的乳白色牙质，构成大象和海象的大部分长牙。
