mammoth

mammoth读音音标

英 [ˈmæməθ]

美 [ˈmæməθ]

mammoth意思解释

n.

[动]猛玛（象）；

庞然大物；

adj.

庞大的，巨大的；

变形

复数：mammoths

英英释义

n.

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

adj.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

\"a mammoth ship\"; \"a mammoth multinational corporation\"

同义词：gigantic

词组短语

woolly mammoth

双语例句

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