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单词
elephant in the room
释义
elephant in the room
in British English
an obvious truth deliberately ignored by all parties in a situation
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elephant
Examples of 'elephant in the room' in a sentence
elephant in the room
But all he did was mention the (slightly wrinkly) elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
This is the elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
My gaze as director is a huge male elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
It was the elephant in the room they simply chose to ignore.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
But for some, ignoring the elephant in the room is pointless.
Globe and Mail
(
2003
)
There was an elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
Tiptoeing round the elephant in the room will not help either of them.
The Sun
(
2011
)
The other elephant in the room was decommissioning liabilities.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
The elephant in the room remains the internet.
The Sun
(
2012
)
The former wealth-fund manager also pointed to an elephant in the room.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
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