white elephant 是什么意思

中文翻译与英英解释

	白象；〔美俚〕累赘的东西；赘疣。

	white: adj. 1.白(色)的，雪白的；白晰的，带白色的；苍白 ...
	elephant: n. 1.象。 2.象牌图画纸〔28×23英寸〕。短语 ...

	albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
	a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam (now Thailand) were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance.

例句与用法

	1.	Jan's factory is an absolute white elephant . 简的那个工厂成了一个大包袱。
	2.	The king used a white elephant to punish any of his officials who displeased him . 国王用白象去惩治任何一个使他不快的大臣。
	3.	That ' s the big white elephant in our house 这就是我们家的“大白象” ！（不知所云）
	4.	That ' s the big white elephant in our house 这就是我们家的“大白象” ！（不知所云）
	5.	3we don ' t want it . it ' s “ a white elephant 我们不想要这个沉重的负担
	6.	Ex ： they never use the tv they bought . it ' s a white elephant 他们从未用过那台买的电视，真是浪费。
	7.	Can white elephants fly ? that ' s everybody ' s question 白色的大象真的能飞起来吗？这是每个人都想问的问题
	8.	A motor car would be a white elephant to him , because he can ' t drive 汽车对他来说毫无用处，因为他不会开车。
	9.	You wouldn ’ t believe all the white elephants she has in her house 你不会相信她在家里摆放了多少无用的小玩意儿。
	10.	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。

white elephant是什么意思

white elephant 是什么意思

中文翻译与英英解释

例句与用法