mammoth
英 [ˈmæməθ]
美 [ˈmæməθ]
n. 猛犸(象); 毛象
adj. 极其巨大的; 庞大的
复数:mammoths
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- a mammoth task
巨大的任务 - a financial crisis of mammoth proportions
极其严重的金融危机
- a mammoth task
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.- ...the mammoth task of relocating the library...
图书馆搬迁的艰巨任务 - 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。 - This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。
- ...the mammoth task of relocating the library...
- 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
- a gigantic redwood
- gigantic disappointment
- a mammoth ship
- a mammoth multinational corporation
双语例句
- Imagine the death of a mammoth.
想象一下这只猛犸的死。 - 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 mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。 - I think he had me pinned up against a woolly mammoth.
我想他拿我和长毛象比较。 - The mammoth buffalo roamed the plains.
庞大的野牛群出没在这些平原上。 - You might already have seen a mammoth in the movies.
你或许已经在电影中见过猛犸。 - 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! - 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。 - Sandberg has had a mammoth year.
桑德伯格刚刚度过了非常充实的一年。 - 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。