white elephant
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A2 初級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)昂貴但無用的東西
That new stadium is turning out to be a white elephant; nobody goes there.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)無用但昂貴的禮物
The company Christmas party included a white elephant gift exchange.
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超市刻板印象大公開！你中了幾樣？ (Grocery Store Stereotypes)
- When was the last time you went to a White Elephant gift exchange?
你上次去參加 White Elephant 禮物交換是什麼時候？
- When was the last time you went to a White Elephant gift exchange?
你方便聯絡的電話號碼是？
餐廳大揭祕🍽️👨🍳🥗 簡單學英文！ (Talking about restaurants 🍽️👨🍳🥗 Real Easy English)
- If you like restaurants, you could try our drama series, The White Elephant, all about a busy restaurant kitchen.
所以我們可以說「請問可以給我燉飯嗎？」，也可以說「請問我想要燉飯嗎？」
- If you like restaurants, you could try our drama series the White Elephant, all about a busy restaurant kitchen.
如果你喜歡餐廳相關的內容，可以試試我們的連續劇 The White Elephant，內容是關於一個忙碌的餐廳廚房。
川普與習近平的致命西洋棋對弈！| 如果你正在聆聽 (Trump and Xi’s deadly game of chess | If You're Listening)
- The multibillion-dollar Mahinda Rajapaksa port in Hanban Toto was a white elephant being periodically attacked by grey ones.
漢班託塔耗資數十億美元的馬欣達·拉賈帕克薩港，成了一頭被灰象（野象）週期性攻擊的白象（無用之物）。
曾經大家都搶著要，為什麼現在沒有國家想舉辦奧運了？ (Why no one wants to host the Olympics)
- This is what's called a white elephant.
這就是所謂的「大白象」，意指「華而不實」。
- A permanent spot would eliminate white elephant projects, save cities from going into debt, and reduce the game's environmental footprint.
一個永久性地點將消除大而無當的項目，使城市免於負債，並減少遊戲對環境的影響。
