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white elephant 英音 [ ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt ] 美音 [ ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt ] 释义 白象:亚洲一种浅色的大象,有时在印度、斯里兰卡、泰国和缅甸受到崇敬; 负担沉重的财产,无用的东西 例句 1·"A white elephant " means something that is useless, although it may cost a lot of money. “白象”指的是无用却很昂贵的东西。 2·The new office block has become an expensive white elephant . 这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。 《牛津词典》 3·The venture has been widely dismissed as a $264 million white elephant . 普遍认为该2.64亿美元的风险投资华而不实。 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》 同义词 [脊椎]白象,灰色象(在印度、东南亚被视为神圣之物);无价值的东西 vanityfig
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