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单词 ivy league
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Ivy League

1. proper noun
The Ivy League is a group of eight universities in the north-eastern part of the United States, which have high academic and social status.
...an Ivy League college.
2. adjective
You use Ivy League to describe fashions and attitudes typical of students at Ivy League universities.
[US]
...the Ivy League shirts that were his habitual daytime dress.

Ivy League in British English

noun
the Ivy League

Ivy-League in British English

(ˈaɪvɪ liːɡ)
modifier
of, relating to, or associated with the Ivy League
an Ivy-League college
an Ivy-League education
the Ivy-League shirts that were his habitual daytime dress

Ivy League in American English

US
a group of colleges in the NE U.S. forming a league for intercollegiate sports
often used to describe the fashions, standards, attitudes, etc. associated with theirstudents
Derived forms
Ivy Leaguer
Word origin
< the fact that many of the buildings are traditionally ivy-covered

Examples of 'Ivy League' in a sentence
Ivy League

`If you ask me," he said gloomily, `the red-brick seems not so much Ivy League as in league with the ivy.
Aird, Catherine A DEAD LIBERTY (2001)
If Thorne had been more aware of the niceties of American society, he would have muttered something like ` Ivy League " to himself.
Penn, John UNTO THE GRAVE (2001)
Joe had gone to an elite prep school, an Ivy League college, and had been Law Review at Georgetown.
Phillip Margolin THE ASSOCIATE (2001)

Word lists with
Ivy League

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Chinese translation of 'Ivy League'

Ivy League

n

  1. 常春藤盟校 (chángchūnténg méngxiào)
美国东北部的8所一流大学被称作 Ivy League （常青藤盟校）。哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、普林斯顿大学、哥伦比亚大学、布朗大学、达特茅斯学院和康奈尔大学最初常聚到一起举行体育比赛。这个名字据称是取之于爬满了老楼墙壁的常青藤。另一种说法是，最初只有4所大学，罗马数字的4是IV，发音近似于ivy。

Nearby words of
Ivy League

  • IUD
  • ivory
  • ivy
  • Ivy League
  • J
  • jab
  • jack
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