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ivory tower
noun[ C ]
disapprovinguk /ˌaɪ.vər.i ˈtaʊər/ us /ˌaɪ.vɚ.i ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
To live or be in an ivory tower is not to know about or to want to avoid the ordinary and unpleasant things that happen in people's lives: 象牙塔
Academics sitting in ivory towers have no understanding of what is important for ordinary people.坐在象牙塔里的学究们并不了解普通人的需求。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Aware
abreast
acquainted
alive
alive to somethingidiom
awakening
genned up
have/keep your finger on the pulseidiom
hyper-aware
hyper-awareness
hyper-conscious
omnisciently
on the ballidiom
on the insideidiom
over-informed
overeducated
perceive
profound
pulse
with it
wonky
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