white elephant

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white elephant noun

plural white elephants

white elephant

noun

plural white elephants

Learner's definition of WHITE ELEPHANT

[count]

: something that requires a lot of care and money and that gives little profit or enjoyment耗资巨大且累赘无用之物 — usually singular通常用单数

The run-down historic building has been the city's white elephant.那栋破败的历史建筑已经成为这个城市的大包袱。