Poachers have killed one of the world's largest elephants – a famed great tusker named Satao – in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya.
"There is no doubt that Satao is dead, killed by an ivory poacher's poisoned arrow to feed the insatiable demand for ivory," Mr Moller said, who is from Tsavo Trust.
Because of a soaring demand for ivory in a number of Asian nations, poaching is highly prevalent in Africa. According to a report published on Friday, more than 20,000 African elephants were poached last year.
文中的 ivory 用作名词，意为“ 象牙;象牙制品” ，如：She has some jewelry made of ivory.(她有一些象牙首饰。);ivory也可以用作形容词，意为“象牙制的;乳白色的”，如：small ivory flowers(乳白色的小花);此外，人们经常把脱离现实生活的小天地称为“象牙塔”，即为ivory tower。
文中的poaching解释为“偷猎”，其动词形式是poach，“偷猎者”则为poacher，如：Many national parks set up to provide a refuge for wildlife are regularly invaded by poachers.(很多旨在为野生动物提供庇护的国家公园经常受到偷猎者的入侵。)
i‧vo‧ry n / 'aɪv ə ri ˋaɪvərɪ / 英 / 'aɪv ə ri /( plural ivories )1[U] the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks(= long teeth ) of an elephant 象牙（质）an ivory chess set一副象牙国际象棋2[U] a yellowish-white colour 象牙色，乳白色an ivory silk wedding gown乳白色真丝婚纱3[C often plural 常用复数] something made of ivory, especially a small figure of a person or animal 象牙制品〔尤指小型人像或动物像〕a collection of ivories象牙制品藏品
1、elephants tusk，英[ˈɛlɪfənts tʌsk]美[ˈɛləfənts tʌsk]。 2、[例句]One blind man felt the elephants tusk and said: The elephant resembles a long, long carrot.一个摸着大象的牙齿说：“大象好像一根长长的萝。
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