white elephant
无用而累赘的东西；昂贵又无用之物；累赘物
复数：white elephants
例句
1SHANGHAI WHITE ELEPHANT SWAN BATTERY CO , LTD
上海白象天鹅电池有限公司。
2Mike doesn't want the house , it always has been a white elephant
迈克不想要那房子，它一向是个累赘。
3That enormous wardrobe your mother gave us has been nothing but a white elephant
你妈妈给我们的大柜子只不过是个废物。
4The 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。
5The fountain is a white elephant
这个喷水池真是废物。
white elephant
[英][hwait ˈelifənt][美][hwaɪt ˈɛləfənt]
n
白象，累赘物;
复数：white elephants
双语例句
1
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。
2
Who would have thought to meet a white elephant
谁会想到会遇到一头白象啊！
1go grey 开始长灰白头发
2red about the gills 两腮红润, 气色好 (因发怒或喝酒)满脸通红
3green aroud the gills 脸色苍白
4be green with envy (由于想要别人所有的东西而)十分嫉妒
5the green light 允许开始做某事
6turn red in the gills 发怒
7do sth till you are blue in the face 一直干；永不成功
8out of the blue 非常突然地；意外地
9black and blue （被打的）青肿的
10in black and white 书面的
11in the black （银行存款）有盈余
12white lie 无伤大雅的谎言
13white paper 白皮书
14white top （美式,非正式）白发苍苍的体弱老人；年迈体弱的老人
15white water 急流,湍急的水流
16black out 昏厥
《丢失的白象》故事的主要内容概括为：
在这个故事中，印度某个省的统治者决定将一头稀有而珍贵的白象作为友好的姿态赠送给英国女王。这头名叫“罗茜”的白象被视为荣誉和繁荣的象征。一群官员被派遣来运送白象到英国。
在旅途中，印度官员们遭遇了各种意外和滑稽的事件。白象在新泽西失踪了，他们担心这会给统治者带来尴尬，因此拼命寻找白象。官员们无意中制造了混乱和困惑，他们像疯子一样四处寻找白象。
与此同时，当地警方接到了一些奇怪和神秘动物在该地区出没的报告。他们将失踪白象的描述误认为是危险的神秘野兽。警察们拿着枪支和火器展开了疯狂的追逐，引发了恐慌和混乱。
整个故事充满了喜剧和讽刺色彩，通过嬉笑怒骂的情节展示了官僚主义、误解和对权力的荒谬揭示。《丢失的白象》以幽默的方式探讨了人性的弱点和社会中的荒唐行为。
The main plot of "The Lost White Elephant" can be summarized as follows:
In this story, the ruler of a province in India decides to present a rare and precious white elephant as a gesture of goodwill to the Queen of England The white elephant, named "Rosy," is regarded as a symbol of honor and prosperity A group of officials is dispatched to transport the elephant to England
During the journey, the Indian officials encounter various unexpected and comical incidents The elephant goes missing in New Jersey, causing them to frantically search for it in fear of embarrassing their ruler Unintentionally, the officials create chaos and confusion as they madly search for the elephant
Meanwhile, the local police receive reports of strange and mysterious creatures roaming the area They mistake the descriptions of the missing white elephant for a dangerous and mythical beast The police, armed with guns and weapons, engage in a frantic pursuit, leading to panic and disorder
The whole story is filled with comedy and irony, using humor to highlight bureaucratic tendencies, misunderstandings, and the absurdity of power "The Lost White Elephant" humorously explores the weaknesses of human nature and the ridiculous behaviors found in society
white elephant
白色的大象
双语对照
词典结果：
white elephant[英][hwait ˈelifənt][美][hwaɪt ˈɛləfənt]
n白象，累赘物;
复数：white elephants
以上结果来自金山词霸
例句:
1
That is a white elephant
那是一个无用而累赘的东西。
white elephant
英[hwait ˈelifənt]美[hwaɪt ˈɛləfənt]
n
白象，累赘物
网络
昂贵又无用之物; 贵而无用的东西; 无用的东西
复数：white elephants
双语例句
1
Who would have thought to meet a white elephant
谁会想到会遇到一头白象啊！
2
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。
无用的东西 A white elephant一词是来源于印度，由于印度人是很崇拜大象的，对于大象尤其是白象视若神灵，印度规定，白象是不可以宰杀、干活的，拥有白象的人家要好好的养着它，不可以虐待它，直到它死去，所以人们将白象视为一种累赘，这也就是white elephant的由来。
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