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单词 elephant in the room
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elephant in the room in British English

an obvious truth deliberately ignored by all parties in a situation
See full dictionary entry for elephant

Examples of 'elephant in the room' in a sentence
elephant in the room

But all he did was mention the (slightly wrinkly) elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is the elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My gaze as director is a huge male elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was the elephant in the room they simply chose to ignore.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But for some, ignoring the elephant in the room is pointless.
Globe and Mail (2003)
There was an elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Tiptoeing round the elephant in the room will not help either of them.
The Sun (2011)
The other elephant in the room was decommissioning liabilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The elephant in the room remains the internet.
The Sun (2012)
The former wealth-fund manager also pointed to an elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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