| 词汇 | white-elephant |
| 释义 | white elephant noun[ C ] uk /ˌwaɪt ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ us /ˌwaɪt ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ [ usually singular ]disapproving something that is expensive, or that costs a lot of money to keep in good condition, but that has no useful purpose and is no longer wanted: 昂贵且无用的东西 She believes the development may become a white elephant that fails to attract suitable tenants. The Olympic committee discourages host cities from building sports venues that turn into costly white elephants. something that somebody no longer wants but that is offered for sale to other people: Please donate all your white elephants for us to sell in our charity shop. Employees organized a lunchtime white elephant sale which raised more than £100. The waste management system was perceived as a white elephant after only eight years of existence. There needs to be enough money for an endowment fund to maintain these venues because, without it, they become white elephants. The rural landscape is littered with museums with little to exhibit, roads that lead nowhere and other white elephants. There will be refreshments and white elephant stalls plus a grand prize draw. Expensive & luxurious be expensive to do champagne costliness costly expense expensively gold plate grandly lush luxuriant luxurious luxury luxury goods palatially plushly poshly poshness preciousness ritzy unaffordable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Rubbish and waste white elephant | Business Englishwhite elephant noun[ C ] ukus something that costs a lot of money but has no useful purpose: The stadium is likely to become a white elephant after the championships are over. |
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