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单词 behemoth
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•he•moth /bɪˈhiməθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power:The government had become a behemoth.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•he•moth  (bi hē′məth, bē′ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblean animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in Job 40:15–24.
  2. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power:The army's new tank is a behemoth. The cartel is a behemoth small business owners fear.
  • Hebrew bəhēmōth, an augmentative plural of bəhēmāh beast; replacing Middle English bemoth
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
behemoth /bɪˈhiːmɒθ/ n
  1. a gigantic beast, probably a hippopotamus, described in Job 40:15
  2. a huge or monstrous person or thing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Hebrew běhēmōth, plural of běhēmāh beast
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