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

• The mammoth buffalo roamed the plains.
  庞大的野牛群出没在这些平原上。
• Yes there is some extinction, like the Mammoth, but genetic diversity is continually increasing.
  是有一些物种灭绝，如猛犸，但是遗传的多样性正在不断的增加。
• 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。
• I think he had me pinned up against a woolly mammoth.
  我想他拿我和长毛象比较。
• This tiny mammoth's body was found in May of2007.
  这头长毛象的小小躯体在2007年五月为人发现。
• Two mammoth experts study the place where she was dug up and explain more about the area.
  两名长毛象专家研究它的出土之地，并且对该地区进行更进一步的解读。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。