كيف تنطق "white elephant"
expression
ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt/ /ˈɛɫəfənt
HWYTE EL-uh-fuhnt or WYTE EL-uh-fuhnt
wˈaɪt/ /ˈɛlɪfənt
WYTE EL-ih-fuhnt
التعريف
A white elephant is something that costs a lot of money but is not useful, or is difficult and expensive to maintain, like a building, project, or gift that becomes a burden.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt/ /ˈɛɫəfənt
الإنجليزية البريطانية
wˈaɪt/ /ˈɛlɪfənt
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
HWYTE EL-uh-fuhnt or WYTE EL-uh-fuhnt
بريطاني
WYTE EL-ih-fuhnt
استمع في السياق
The empty stadium became a white elephant after the games ended.
This expensive machine is a white elephant because no one uses it.
The huge shopping mall turned into a white elephant after most stores closed.
My uncle gave me an antique piano, but it's just a white elephant in my small apartment.