whiteelephant的英语怎么读

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英音：/waɪt 'elɪf(ə)nt/

美英：/waɪt 'ɛlɪfənt/

n. 白象，累赘物

【造句】

The procession at the bottom right hand corner pulled by white elephants could well be the indian delegation.
画面右下方以白象拉车子的队伍可能是印度使节。

The car they bough last year is a white elephant ; it uses a lot of petrol and breaks down again and again.
他们去年买的小汽车真是个累赘；耗油量大，且老是出毛病。

Hemingway strategically used deviation and repetition in the creation of " hills like white elephants ".
摘要海明威把偏离和重复的手段巧妙地运用在了“白象似的山峦”中。

That standard lamp is a real white elephant - it doesn ' t work and it doesn ' t go with the rest of the furniture.
那台落地台灯真是个累赘- -它不好使，而且跟别的家具不相配。

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。