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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

          • 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。