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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》

4·That vase is a white elephant.

那个花瓶是个累赘。

5·I saw an unusual white elephant.

我看到一只罕见的白象。

6·There's a white elephant sale today.

今天有珍品要廉价拍卖。

7·We'll be trapped with white elephant stadiums.

现在他们又在用体育场馆这头白色大象来糊弄我们。

8·Eg: that would be a white elephant to me.

我们不想要这个沉重的负担。

9·Our first flag had a white elephant on it.

我们的第一面国旗上就绘著一头白象！

10·A motor car would be a white elephant to me.

对我来说汽车可能是个累赘。