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white elephant ˌwaɪtˈelɪfənt ☆☆☆☆☆高短语⁵⁰³³²
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n.白象一种罕有的白色或浅灰色亚洲象;昂贵又无用之物;累赘物
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a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensivealbinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia相传，在暹罗国即古泰国，白象white elephant被视为圣物，王室规定除了暹罗王之外任何人都不得乘坐或役使。由于白象十分稀少而珍贵，故捕获的白象均须送入宫中，由专人喂养。暹罗王常把白象赐予失宠的臣子，以此来惩治他。白象食量很大，饲养颇费钱财，一般人根本供养不起，而且视为圣物，不能役使，只能白白喂养。因此对臣子来说，白象成了弃之不敢，留之无用的沉重包袱和巨大累赘，最后往往使主人不堪负担乃至倾家荡产。据此，英语便用white elephant喻指“无用而又累赘的东西”，“昂贵而无用之物”或“沉重的负担”，“对己无用对人有用的东西”。white elephant白象（一种罕有的白色…
用作名词I saw an unusualwhite elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。noun.expensive possession
同义词 albatrossball and chain,burden,burthen,more trouble than it's worth,onus
cheapadjective inferior, low in quality
bad,base,bogus,catchpenny,cheesy,common,commonplace,crappy,cruddy,dud,flashy,garbage,garish,glitzy,junky,lousy,mangy,mean,mediocre,meretricious,no bargain,no good,ordinary,paltry,poor,ratty,raunchy,rinky-dink,rotten,rubbishy,scroungy,second-rate,shoddy,sleazy,small-time,tatty,tawdry,terrible,trashy,trumpery,two-bit,valueless,white elephant,worthless
cheaperadjective inferior, low in quality
bad,base,bogus,catchpenny,cheesy,common,commonplace,crappy,cruddy,dud,flashy,garbage,garish,glitzy,junky,lousy,mangy,mean,mediocre,meretricious,no bargain,no good,ordinary,paltry,poor,ratty,raunchy,rinky-dink,rotten,rubbishy,scroungy,second-rate,shoddy,sleazy,small-time,tatty,tawdry,terrible,trashy,trumpery,two-bit,valueless,white elephant,worthless
cheapestadjective inferior, low in quality
bad,base,bogus,catchpenny,cheesy,common,commonplace,crappy,cruddy,dud,flashy,garbage,garish,glitzy,junky,lousy,mangy,mean,mediocre,meretricious,no bargain,no good,ordinary,paltry,poor,ratty,raunchy,rinky-dink,rotten,rubbishy,scroungy,second-rate,shoddy,sleazy,small-time,tatty,tawdry,terrible,trashy,trumpery,two-bit,valueless,white elephant,worthless A “ white elephant” is something which will cost you money, perhaps an increasing amount of money over time, and in the end, have no value.
“白象”指花钱不少、用处不大的废物，也许留用的时间越长，花的钱越多，最终也无济于事； readfree
It's a seductive view. But it may yet prove to be something of a white elephant.
前景诱人，但是它可能证明在某种程度上仅仅就是一头白象而已。 yeeyan
The angel figurine reminded me of the white elephant gift exchange game that we play every year.
天使小雕像使我想起了我们每年都会玩的“白象礼物交换游戏”； joyen
The paper said that the white elephant is estimated to be18 years old with the height of2.16 meters and is the fifth white elephant captured since2001.
报纸称这只白象身高2.16米，年龄估计为18岁。这是缅甸近10年以来发现的第5头白象。 edu.sina.com.cn
I saw an unusual white elephant.
我看到一只罕见的白象。 yywords
I would like to put it down as a really enormous white elephant that doesn’t have much in common with the regular economy of a regular state.
我想把它比作一个真正巨大的昂贵又无用之物，这让它和一个常规国家的常规经济体没什么共同点。 yeeyan
Operators are hoping that the water park will pull in new crowds and prevent the venue from becoming a white elephant.
运营方希望，此次重新开业，这个水上乐园能够带来新的人流量，从而避免水立方成为一个华而不实的摆设。 yeeyan
So, they moved the white elephant to the basement and opened the Verslunin Herdubreid design shop in their firm's storefront.
因此，他们把这个包袱甩到地下室，在原来的店面里开设了威尔斯鲁宁·赫尔杜布雷德设计商店。 yeeyan
That is a white elephant, and you'll never like it.
那是个大而累赘的东西，你不会喜欢它的。393820244.qzone.qq.com
The council had built an elaborate memorial in the town square and the local press severely criticized them for spending rate payers's money on a white elephant.
市政会在市区广场建造了一座精致的纪念馆，而当地报纸却严厉地批评说，他们把纳税者的钱花在累赘的珍品上了。 jukuu
The car we bought last year is a white elephant; it uses a lot of petrol and breaks down again and again.
我们去年买的那辆汽车真是累赘，耗油量大，还经常出故障。 iciba
When he was riding a white elephant to the Emeishan practice, where he made the altar preaching, Emei also became a devout Buddhist disciples must come from the Buddhist holy sites.
当年他骑白象到峨眉山修炼，并在那里作坛讲经，峨眉山也就变成了虔诚的佛家弟子必来的佛家圣地。 www.dota123.com
When not in his chariot, indra rode on the great white elephant Airavata, who was always victorious, and who had four tusks which resembled a sacred mountain.
不驾双轮战车的时候，他骑着战无不胜的白象艾拉瓦塔，它有着四颗象牙，如同一座圣洁的山。 tdict
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。 suiniyi |