After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
very costly but worthless
the biggest plane on the fleet
Explicaţie
A "white elephant" is something that is expensive to maintain but not particularly useful or valuable. The phrase is often used to describe something that was acquired at a high cost but does not provide significant benefits.
