英语词汇“white elephant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	white elephant
释义	white elephant noun /ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt/ /ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt/ [usually singular] jump to other results a thing that has no use and is no longer needed, although it may have cost a lot of money The new office block has become an expensive white elephant. Word OriginFrom the story that in Siam (now Thailand) the king would give a white elephant as a present to somebody that he did not like. That person would have to spend all their money on looking after the rare animal.
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