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

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。
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。
The mammoth buffalo roamed the plains.
庞大的野牛群出没在这些平原上。
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。
What if I am the last mammoth?
如果我是最后的猛犸象怎么办？
I should probably be with a mammoth.
我也许该和另一只猛犸一起。
Imagine the death of a mammoth.
想象一下这只猛犸的死。
Shuffle, bomb or clear away cubes with power-ups or link them for mammoth, point-boosting explosions!
随机播放，炸弹或清除与权力立方体式窗口或其链接的庞大，点提高爆炸！
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。