"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。
That vase is a white elephant.
那个花瓶是个累赘。
The car is a white elephant for me.
这辆小汽车对我来说是无用之物。
There's a white elephant sale today.
今天有珍品要廉价拍卖。
Eg: that would be a white elephant to me.
我们不想要这个沉重的负担。
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!
A motor car would be a white elephant to me.
对我来说汽车可能是个累赘。
There is a white elephant in our national flag.
我们的国旗白色的大象。
Who would have thought to meet a white elephant.
谁会想到会遇到一头白象啊!
That is a white elephant, and you'll never like it.
那是个大而累赘的东西,你不会喜欢它的。
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。
I'll never buy a car, for it's only a white elephant.
我决不买汽车,因为它对我只会是一个累赘。
The teacher told us not to have a white elephant to keep.
老师叫我们不要背上沉重的包袱。
The new TV is a white elephant because he doesn't need it.
这台新的电视是个累赘因为他不需要了。
I'll never buy a car, for it's only a white elephant to me.
我决不买汽车,因为它对我只会是一个累赘。
The project was believed to be nothing but a white elephant.
这个项目被认为只是一项沉重的负担。
Mike 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。
A motor car would be a white elephant to him, because he can't drive.
汽车对他来说毫无用处,因为他不会开车。
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。
A motorcar would be a white elephant to him, because he cannot drive it.
汽车对他一点用都没有,因为他不会驾驶。
Each holiday for me seemed like a white elephant, a thing which can't make people excited.
每一个节日对于我来说如同鸡肘,令人提不起劲。
She doesn't like music at all, and the piano you bought for her is really a white elephant.
她根本不喜欢音乐,你买的钢琴对她来说确实是一个累赘。
His newly employed woman servant was extremely lazy and ate a lot, no more than a white elephant.
他新雇佣的女佣相当懒,并且吃的比大象还多。
His newly employed woman servant was extremely lazy and ate a lot, no more than a white elephant.
他新雇佣的女佣相当懒,并且吃的比大象还多。
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