"elephant in the room" 怎么发音
expression
EL-uh-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
EL-i-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
释义
An important problem or issue that everyone is aware of but no one wants to discuss.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɛɫəfənt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹum
英式英语
ˈɛlɪfənt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈuːm
简化发音
美式
EL-uh-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
英式
EL-i-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
语境中听
Nobody talked about the elephant in the room during the meeting.
Let's address the elephant in the room and talk honestly.
The salary cut was the elephant in the room for the staff.
Everyone kept laughing, but the tension was the real elephant in the room.