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mammoth

英['mæməθ] 美['mæməθ]
  • adj. 巨大的;庞大的
  • n. 长毛象;猛犸
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

Adjective:
  1. 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

1. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a financial crisis of mammoth proportions
极其严重的金融危机

来自《权威词典》

3. 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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The problem is beginning to assume mammoth proportions.
这个问题开始显得十分重大.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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。

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.
      修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。
    2. The mammoth buffalo roamed the plains.
      庞大的野牛群出没在这些平原上。
    3. 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。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The woolly mammoth was a month old when she died.
      这只长毛象刚满月就不幸身亡。
    2. The mammoth fell into an ice crevasse.
      猛犸掉进冰河裂缝里了。

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