英语词汇“the elephant in the room”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	the elephant in the room
释义	the elephant in the room an obvious truth that is deliberately ignored by everyone in a situation We both know that we can't carry on like this – it's the elephant in the room. Examples of 'the elephant in the room' in a sentence the elephant in the room Profligate air travel is the elephant in the room of environmental discussion. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is the 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) Tiptoeing round the elephant in the room will not help either of them. The Sun (2011) The elephant in the room remains the internet. The Sun (2012) The elephant in the room this week is house-price inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The elephant in the room was the elephants in the rooms. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Talk about the elephant in the room. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Energy has been the elephant in the room for years. Times, Sunday Times (2009)
随便看	to pray for/that to preach at sb to preach the gospel to preach to the choir to preach to the converted to predict that ... to preface sth with sth to prefer charges to prefer coffee to tea to prefer doing sth to prejudice sb against/in favour of sth to prepare for action to prepare (for sth) to prepare o.s. for sth to prepare the ground for sth to prepare to do sth to prescribe sth for sb/sth to present itself to present o.s. as being ... to present sb with sth to present sth in a favourable/an unfavourable light to present sth (to sb) to preside over sth to press to press charges (against sb)

　

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