"white elephant" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt/ /ˈɛɫəfənt

HWYTE EL-uh-fuhnt or WYTE EL-uh-fuhnt

UK

wˈaɪt/ /ˈɛlɪfənt

WYTE EL-ih-fuhnt

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt/ /ˈɛɫəfənt

英式英语

wˈaɪt/ /ˈɛlɪfənt

简化发音

美式

HWYTE EL-uh-fuhnt or WYTE EL-uh-fuhnt

英式

WYTE EL-ih-fuhnt

语境中听

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.