| 单词 | white elephant |
| 释义 | white elephantBrE /ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt/ NAmE /ˌwaɪt ˈelɪfənt/ noun [usually sing. ]a thing that is useless and no longer needed , although it may have cost a lot of money 昂贵而无用之物◆ The new office block has become an expensive white elephant . 这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。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 .源自暹罗（今泰国）的一个故事。当时的国王会送白象给他讨厌的人，让这个人不得不花掉所有的钱来照顾这种稀有的动物。 |
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