a white elephant的意思有：大而无用之物；累赘，沉重的负担， 无用的累赘东西。英式发音为[ə hwait ˈelifənt]，美式发音为[e hwaɪt ˈɛləfənt]。
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1、I'll never buy a car, for it's only a white elephant to me.
我决不买汽车，因为它对我只会是一个累赘。
2、In Thailand and India, a white elephant is regarded as a sacred animal.
在泰国和印度，
白象被视为神圣的动物。
3、A motor-car would be a white elephant to him, because he can't drive it.
摩托车对他一点用都没有，因为他不会驾驶。
4、The car is a white elephant for me.
这辆小汽车对我来说是无用之物。
5、Who would have thought to meet a white elephant.
谁会想到会遇到一头白象啊！
6、That super size desk is a white elephant to his room.
那张他房间里的超大书桌很大而无当。
7、Each holiday for me seemed like a white elephant, a thing which can't make people excited.
每一个节日对于我来说如同鸡肘，令人提不起劲。
8、A car is a white elephant forr me.
对我而言，小汽车是个昂贵而无用的东西。
9、The boy showed no interest in music. The grand piano they had bought for him was nothing but a white elephant.
那个男孩对音乐没有兴趣，他们为他买的大钢琴成了件多余的东西。