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Elephant Large ˈelɪfənt Animal Nose Called Noun Long

An "elephant" is a large animal with thick grey skin, tusks, and a trunk. The idiom "the elephant in the room" refers to an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss.

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white elephant
An elephant is a very large animal with a long, flexible nose called a trunk, which it uses to pick up things. Elephants live in India and Africa.

    Oxford ele·phant / ˈelɪfənt ; NAmE ˈelɪfənt / noun a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called
    tusks
    and a long nose called a
    trunk.
    There are two types of elephant,the African and the Asian.
    herds of elephants/elephant herds 象群 a baby elephant 幼象 see also
    white elephant
    IDIOM the ˌelephant in the ˈroom a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it 明摆着的难题;众所周知却避而不谈的事 The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes. 难题明摆着,就是要付贿款。 elephant elephants
    ele·phant / ˈelɪfənt ; NAmE ˈelɪfənt /
    LDC
    elephantel‧e‧phant /ˈeləfənt/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]
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    1elephant (1)a very large grey animal with four legs, two tusks (=long curved teeth) and a trunk (=long nose) that it can use to pick things up2the elephant in the (living) room an important subject or problem that everyone knows about but no one mentions:  The race issue is the elephant in the room in this election.
    white elephant
    WDF

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