mammoth

英 [ˈmæməθ]

美 [ˈmæməθ]

n. 猛犸(象); 毛象
adj. 极其巨大的; 庞大的

复数：mammoths　

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.

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.

noun

adj

You might already have seen a mammoth in the movies.
你或许已经在电影中见过猛犸。
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。
Sandberg has had a mammoth year.
桑德伯格刚刚度过了非常充实的一年。
"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。
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。
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。
A case in point is the mammoth global derivatives markets.
这里的一个佐证就是庞大的全球衍生品市场。
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！
His Lehman report was a mammoth task involving e-mails, reports, data sets and interviews.
撰写雷曼报告是一项任务量巨大的工作，涉及电子邮件、报告、数据库和面谈。
Imagine the death of a mammoth.
想象一下这只猛犸的死。