关于Elephant的意思和用法的提问

A: It just means "the thing that everyone is talking about" or "the thing everyone is concerned about" or "the thing everyone has been wanting to hear about" or "the thing many people have noticed, but no official announcements have been made about it".

Example: Let's say your boss starts coming in to work in a wheelchair one day but does not talk about it to anyone, and everyone in the office is concerned about it and talks about it behind his back. He may announce what happened later, and start off by saying "So let's address the elephant in the room (which is "why I'm in a wheelchair")."

A: Hi!

The picture below is a "stuffed elephant".

In English, we use the word "stuffed" to describe a toy that is filled with stuffing. Stuffing is the fabric they put inside the toy to make it soft and fluffy!

Hope this helps!

A: An "Elephant in the room" means that there's something that everybody knows about/is thinking about, but won't talk about because it's a very awkward/sensitive subject. So, to "clear the elephant in the room" means to address the subject.😊

A: "elephant in the room" is an expression in English that is used to say that there is something obvious in the general area that you are, generally, trying to avoid. usually, avoiding the topic or thing is very difficult.
example: John was just fired the other day and you and a few coworkers are having lunch together with him. the "elephant in the room" is the fact that John got fired. so, you'd avoid talking about work related things, despite it being obvious that they'd come up, for John's sake.

A: It means there's something like a topic they both obviously are avoiding and they think they should talk about it to get it out of the way

A:
- Let’s address the elephant in the room.
- Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
- Joe is cheating on Jane, and when we all hang out it’s the huge elephant in the room.

A: "the elephant in the room" significa que algo es demasiado obvio una verdad absoluta pero deliberadamente ignorada por todos en la situacion aqui algunos ejemplos:

We both know that we can't carry on like this – it's the elephant in the room.
It was the elephant in the room they simply chose to ignore.Energy has been the elephant in the room for years.

A: The expression refers to something that is very obvious but no one is talking about. You might only use it by saying : “Okay, does anyone want to talk about the elephant in the room?” But that person would be very brave. Maybe there is a family gathering but there have been some arguments. It’s supposed to be a fun event but no one is having a good time because of the elephant in the room.

A: “The elephant in the room” is an idiomatic phrase used to describe a situation where everybody knows about a problem but nobody talks about it. For example “Everyone uncomfortably laughed as they avoided the elephant in the room.” I hope this make sense!

A: It is referring to something that very clearly does not belong.

Can we address the elephant in the room?

But first, shouldn't we talk about the elephant in the room?

A: the first sentence tells the amount of water and the second sentence tells how often the elephant drinks.

A: "Charging" in this context basically means rushing forward toward someone (or something) in an aggressive way or in an attempt to start a fight. It does not refer to the actual fight itself, just the initial forward attacking motion (that may lead to a fight).

A: Yes, but you make them *frightened*. I frighten (scare) elephants = I make elephants frightened/scared = The elephants are scared of me

A: “An elephant” sounds slightly more natural.

A: They are both the same

A:

All good, one slight correction:
1) THE elephant in the room remains the inflation RATE.
This sentence is easy to understand, particularly in speech because of tone of voice/inflection, but the word order looks a little unnatural in written English. 3 & 4 are a more natural word order.

A: I’m not exactly sure I understand, however I will try. …. English speaker might say, “ Let’s address the elephant in the room. Am I in trouble?” This would mean that there is a stressful topic regarding something you may have caused ( or been part of) and the “ elephant in the room” is the avoidance of talking about the stressful situation. I hope this helps.😊

A: it means: 코끼리는 혼자 있는 것을 좋아하지 않는다 :)

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A: "The elephant in the room" is something that no one wants to talk about, but everyone knows exists. The acknowledged elephant in the room is something that people know exists, and have said exists, but still aren't talking about.

A: Sentence number 2 is not a rephrasing of number 1: it is a rewriting of sentence number 1, because additional information has been added.

May I offer a few grammatical corrections to your sentences?
1. The elephants could have, at any time (not “anytime”), broken (past participle of “break”) away from the ropes they were tied to; but for some reason they did not.
2. The elephants could have, at any time, broken away from the ropes tied to their front legs; but for some reason they did not.

A: Hmm, in English it would be a lot more natural if the two parts of that sentence were reversed. So "Though I had some idea, I didn't know much regarding what an elephant's daily existence is like." 🌸🐘

A: Both of them are fine.

2. It would be more natural to say "the elephant is putting on weight and is soon going to weigh 135kg".

A: You could say something like,"It sounds like an elephant is stomping upstairs."

To use your words, you could change it. "I hear a sound like that of an elephant stomping upstairs." This is correct, it just sounds kind of formal and it is more complicated.

A: You are good at imitating an/the elephant sound.