"ivories" in Chinese (Simplified)
钢琴键象牙制品
Definition
“Ivories”最常用来指钢琴的白色键,有时也指用象牙制成的物品,尤其在俚语中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要为非正式用法;'tickle the ivories' 指弹钢琴。现在很少用于实际象牙制品,因为象牙贸易有争议。有时在幽默或老派英语中指牙齿。
Examples
She learned to play the ivories as a child.
她小时候就学会了弹**钢琴键**。
The old piano's ivories were chipped and yellow.
这架老钢琴的**琴键**破损发黄了。
He bought a statue made of ivories.
他买了一座用**象牙**做的雕像。
He can really tickle the ivories when he wants to impress.
他想炫耀时,真的很会弹**钢琴键**。
Those old ivories don’t shine like they used to.
那些老**钢琴键**已经不像以前那么亮了。
He's all smiles after getting his ivories fixed at the dentist.
看牙医修好**牙齿**后,他一直在笑。