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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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？
• You might already have seen a mammoth in the movies.
  你或许已经在电影中见过猛犸。
• I should probably be with a mammoth.
  我也许该和另一只猛犸一起。
• What if I am the last mammoth?
  如果我是最后的猛犸象怎么办？
• "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。
• 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！