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

• They made a gigantic [ huge; mammoth] demonstration against the government.
  他们举行了一次声势浩大的反政府示威。
• His Lehman report was a mammoth task involving e-mails, reports, data sets and interviews.
  撰写雷曼报告是一项任务量巨大的工作，涉及电子邮件、报告、数据库和面谈。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• However, learning the base class library is also a mammoth challenge, simply because it is so large.
  但是，学习基类库也是一个巨大的挑战，因为它太大了。
• I can't wait to get my claws in that mammoth.
  我的爪子都快等不及要撕烂那毛象了！
• A case in point is the mammoth global derivatives markets.
  这里的一个佐证就是庞大的全球衍生品市场。
• There was no place for the software mammoth in a tech world designed and dominated by apple.
  在这个由苹果公司（Apple）设计并主宰的科技世界里，就是没有这家软件巨头的一席之地。
• The mammoth buffalo roamed the plains.
  庞大的野牛群出没在这些平原上。