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

• 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。
• 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。
• This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
  这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• What if I am the last mammoth?
  如果我是最后的猛犸象怎么办？
• 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。
• 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。
• They knew the mammoth because they have left us strikingly effective pictures of that creature.
  他们熟悉猛犸，因为他们留下的那种动物的画像令我们印象深刻。