"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。
Its sister ship the Kuznetsov survived, but by the time the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the Varyag was a white elephant marooned off a port in the Black Sea.
它的姐妹舰库兹涅佐夫仍在服役，不过当前苏联分崩离析之时，瓦良格号这一白色的庞然大物却漂泊在黑海一港口之外。
Host a White Elephant Exchange, in which friends and family bring unwanted gifts and all take turns pulling a number out of a hat to pick the next bizarre present.
举办一场无用的礼物交换活动。突施妙计让你的朋友或家人把他们不中意的礼物换成另一件不寻常的。
Host a White Elephant Exchange in which friends and family bring unwanted gifts and all take turns pulling a number out of a hat to pick the next bizarre present.
举办一场无用的礼物交换活动。突施妙计让你的朋友或家人把他们不中意的礼物换成另一件不寻常的。
Tree turned white, the white House, the earth also turned white, the elephant is covered with a layer of white, thick carpet, there is a white world, very beautiful!
树变白了，房子变白了，大地也变白了，象是铺着一层又白又厚的地毯，到处是一片白茫茫的世界，美丽极了！
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。
The fox is wearing a gray coat, The elephant is wearing a very very long white trousers.
狐狸穿着银灰色的大衣大象穿着白色的长裤子都来到这里。
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。
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。
It was the custom of the monarch to bestow the highest praise by giving a royal white elephant to a courtier5 as a mark of especial favour.
暹罗的王室有个习俗，那就是国王会把王室的白象赠予朝臣作为最高的奖赏，而这成为了朝臣受宠的标志。
White Elephant Gift Exchange: This is a gift exchange where everyone brings a gift, or just something around the house, that they didn't much care for.
白象礼品交换：这个交换办法是这样的，每人都带来一件礼物或只是家里不太喜欢的某样东西来交换。
The car we bought last year is a white elephant; it USES a lot of petrol and breaks down again and again.
我们去年买的那辆汽车真是累赘，耗油量大，还经常出故障。
If you are invited to a white-elephant party be sure to find a ridiculous and funny present to bring with you to the party.
我应该带什么？如果你去参加一个“白象聚会”，千万记得随身带着七七八八的乐死人的礼物去参加聚会。
If you are invited to a white-elephant party be sure to find a ridiculous and funny present to bring with you to the party.
我应该带什么？如果你去参加一个“白象聚会”，千万记得随身带着七七八八的乐死人的礼物去参加聚会。
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