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Meaning of 象牙塔

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象 xiàng 牙 yá 塔 tǎ
ivory tower
Example Sentences
1
科学家正在变得越来越愿意走出他们的象牙塔
。
Scientists are becoming more willing to come out of their ivory towers.
2
但是这样会导致大学成为一所象牙塔
。
我的意思是
,
绝大多数是如此的
。
But the end result is that it makes the university into an ivory tower - I mean, incredibly so.
3
她说
,
反过来
,
科学家退缩到了他们的
“
象牙塔
”
里
。
In turn scientists have retreated to their 'ivory towers', she said.
4
或许
,
他本应该走出象牙塔
,
来解决更实际的问题
。
Perhaps he should have stepped down from the ivory tower and addressed concrete issues.
5
今年暑假
,
我跨出象牙塔
,
进入并接触到了真正的社会
。
This summer I got out of the ivory tower and entered the real world.