white elephant
英 [ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt]
美 [ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt]
n. 昂贵而无用之物
牛津词典
noun
- 昂贵而无用之物
a thing that is useless and no longer needed, although it may have cost a lot of money- The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
- The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 昂贵而无用的东西;华而不实的东西
If you describe something as awhite elephant, you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless.- The pavilion has become a £4 million steel and glass white elephant.
这个耗资400万英镑、用钢与玻璃所构筑起的亭子已经成了一个华而不实的摆设。
- The pavilion has become a £4 million steel and glass white elephant.
英英释义
noun
- albinic Indian elephant
- a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
双语例句
- A motor-car would be a white elephant to him, because he can't drive it.
摩托车对他一点用都没有，因为他不会驾驶。 - Buying such a white elephant is simply wasting money.
买这样大而无用的东西完全是浪费金钱。 - His collection of stamps came to the hammer yesterday There's a white elephant sale today.
他的集邮品昨日被拍卖。今天有珍品要廉价拍卖。 - Did you see that gift she gave me? What should I do with this white elephant?
你看到她送我的礼物了吗？这种小玩意儿我该怎么处理？ - There's a white elephant sale today.
今天有珍品要廉价拍卖。 - The boy showed no interest in music. The grand piano they had bought for him was nothing but a white elephant.
那个男孩对音乐没有兴趣，他们为他买的大钢琴成了件多余的东西。 - Some people say that monuments are a white elephant and a waste of money.
有些人说建造那纪念碑实在是无意义的浪费钱。 - White Elephant Gift Exchange: This is a gift exchange where everyone brings a gift, or just something around the house, that they didn't much care for.
白象礼品交换：这个交换办法是这样的，每人都带来一件礼物或只是家里不太喜欢的某样东西来交换。 - Above, Buddhist and Hindu deities are showering the two leaders with blessings; a white elephant and a dragon on their sides depict Sino-India cultural symmetry.
画的上方是佛教和印度教的神，他们给两国领导人送上祝福；白色的大象和两侧的龙显示了中印度文化的对称性。 - His newly employed woman servant was extremely lazy and ate a lot, no more than a white elephant.
他新雇来的女佣人懒得出奇，饭量倒很大，真是一个无用而又累赘的东西。