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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Collins.1 / BNC.14069 / COCA.11025

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

• Of course, the not so hidden subtext of all this was two mammoth wealth transfers.
  当然，这一说法的明显的潜台词是两种巨大的财富变换形式。
• A letter from this worried six-year old has sparked a mammoth operation.
  这位担忧的六岁小孩的信引起了巨大的行动。
• 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。
• She is the most perfectly preserved woolly mammoth ever discovered.
  它是至今发现的长毛象中保存最为完善的一只。
• 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。
• 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！
• Shuffle, bomb or clear away cubes with power-ups or link them for mammoth, point-boosting explosions!
  随机播放，炸弹或清除与权力立方体式窗口或其链接的庞大，点提高爆炸！
• 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。
• Be that as it may, when's the last time you saw another mammoth?
  尽管如此，你上一次见到别的长毛象是在什么时候？
• Sandberg has had a mammoth year.
  桑德伯格刚刚度过了非常充实的一年。