elephant

• 一种大型草食性哺乳动物，有长鼻、大耳和象牙，生活在非洲和亚洲。

A very large herbivorous mammal with a long trunk, large ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.

1. Large mammalA1formal

   A very large herbivorous mammal with a trunk, long tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and Asia.

   大型哺乳动物

   • The elephant is the largest land animal on Earth.
   • We saw a herd of elephants during our safari.
   • Elephants use their trunks to drink water and pick up food.

2. Symbol or metaphorB2informal

   Used figuratively to refer to a large, obvious, or important issue that is being ignored.

   房间里的大象

   • The elephant in the room was the company's financial crisis.
   • Nobody wanted to talk about the elephant in the room.
   • His drinking problem was the elephant in the room at every family dinner.