1·"A white elephant" means something that is useless, although it may cost a lot of money.
“白象”指的是无用却很昂贵的东西。
2·The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The venture has been widely dismissed as a $264 million white elephant.
普遍认为该2.64亿美元的风险投资华而不实。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·That vase is a white elephant.
那个花瓶是个累赘。
5·I saw an unusual white elephant.
我看到一只罕见的白象。
6·There's a white elephant sale today.
今天有珍品要廉价拍卖。
7·We'll be trapped with white elephant stadiums.
现在他们又在用体育场馆这头白色大象来糊弄我们。
8·Eg: that would be a white elephant to me.
我们不想要这个沉重的负担。
9·Our first flag had a white elephant on it.
我们的第一面国旗上就绘著一头白象！
10·A motor car would be a white elephant to me.
对我来说汽车可能是个累赘。
1·I saw an unusual white elephant.
我看到一只罕见的白象。
2·Our first flag had a white elephant on it.
我们的第一面国旗上就绘著一头白象！
3·Who would have thought to meet a white elephant.
谁会想到会遇到一头白象啊！
4·When he was riding a white elephant to the Emeishan practice, where he made the altar preaching, Emei also became a devout Buddhist disciples must come from the Buddhist holy sites.
当年他骑白象到峨眉山修炼，并在那里作坛讲经，峨眉山也就变成了虔诚的佛家弟子必来的佛家圣地。
5·In Thailand and India, a white elephant is regarded as a sacred animal.
在泰国和印度，白象被视为神圣的动物。