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.
;象 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; NAmEˈelɪfənt/nouna 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. 象◆herds of elephants/elephant herds象群◆a baby elephant幼象☞see also
white elephant
IDIOMthe ˌelephant in the ˈrooma 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。elephantelephantsele·phant/ˈelɪfənt; NAmEˈelɪfənt/
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
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