mammoth

英 [ˈmæməθ]

美 [ˈmæməθ]

n.  猛犸(象); 毛象
adj.  极其巨大的; 庞大的

复数：mammoths　

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牛津词典

noun

• 猛犸（象）；毛象
  an animal like a large elephant covered with hair, that lived thousands of years ago and is now extinct

adj.

• 极其巨大的；庞大的
  extremely large
  1. a mammoth task
     巨大的任务
  2. a financial crisis of mammoth proportions
     极其严重的金融危机

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （改变）巨大的，重大的；（任务）庞大的，艰巨的
  You can usemammothto emphasize that a task or change is very large and needs a lot of effort to achieve.
  1. ...the mammoth task of relocating the library...
     图书馆搬迁的艰巨任务
  2. You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there...
     资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
  3. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
     这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。
• 猛犸，毛象（一种史前动物）
  Amammothwas an animal like an elephant, with very long tusks and long hair, that lived a long time ago but no longer exists.

英英释义

noun

• any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene

adj

• so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
  1. a gigantic redwood
  2. gigantic disappointment
  3. a mammoth ship
  4. a mammoth multinational corporation
  Synonym:gigantic

双语例句

• By comparison, the Great Wall in China is a mammoth presence.
  相比之下，中国的长城真是个庞然大物。
• North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon.
  北美洲的乳齿象；在一些分类中被当作猛犸而不是乳齿象。
• This book has unfolded the millennium latter mammoth humanity interspace epic poem!
  本书展现了千年后一场波澜壮阔的人类星际史诗！
• So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth.
  极度大的广阔的，以至于使人想起巨人或庞然大物的。
• Yes there is some extinction, like the Mammoth, but genetic diversity is continually increasing.
  是有一些物种灭绝，如猛犸，但是遗传的多样性正在不断的增加。
• They knew the mammoth because they have left us strikingly effective pictures of that creature.
  他们熟悉猛犸，因为他们留下的那种动物的画像令我们印象深刻。
• Sandberg has had a mammoth year.
  桑德伯格刚刚度过了非常充实的一年。
• "What was a mammoth like?" the children asked their teacher curiously.
  “猛犸象是什么样子的？”孩子们好奇地问他们的老师。
• Imagine the death of a mammoth.
  想象一下这只猛犸的死。
• You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there
  资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。