The university, often criticized for being an ivory tower, failed to address the real-world issues of its students.
这所大学常被批评为象牙塔，未能解决其学生的现实问题。
Researchers in the social sciences felt that their work was often dismissed as being in an ivory tower.
社会科学领域的研究人员觉得他们的工作常被斥为脱离实际的象牙塔之作。