BEHEMOTH


Meaning of BEHEMOTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪhi:mɒθ, AM -məθ ]

( behemoths)

If you refer to something as a behemoth , you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage. ( JOURNALISM or LITERARY )

The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart.

...his behemoth 1,047 page book.

= monster

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.