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英:[ˈfɒsl]
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fos·sil
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fossillike (adj.)
词根:fossil
adj.fossilized 石化的;僵化的;老化的
fossiliferous 含有化石的
n.fossilization 石化;僵化
fossilisation 化石化
v.fossilized 石化(fossilize的过去式和过去分词)
vi.fossilize 变成化石;变陈腐;使过时或固定不变;搜集(或发掘)化石标本
fossilise 变成化石(等于fossilize)
vt.fossilize 使成化石;使陈腐
fossilise 使成化石(等于fossilize)
adjective
preserved from a past geologic age fossil water in an underground reservoir
fossil plants
being or resembling a fossil
of or relating to fossil fuel
fossil energy sources
noun
a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust compare living fossil
a person whose views are outmoded : fogy
something (such as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed
an old word or word element preserved only by idiom (such as fro in to and fro)
fossil fuel矿物燃料,化石燃料
living fossil[生]活化石;[口]落后于时代的人
trace fossil生痕化石;踪迹化石
fossil oil石油;化石燃料
1610年代,指“任何被挖掘出来的东西”;1650年代形容词意为“通过挖掘获得的”(如煤炭、盐等),来自法语fossile(16世纪),源自拉丁语fossilis“被挖掘出来的”,来自于fossus,fodere“挖掘”的过去分词,源自原印欧语根*bhedh-“挖掘、穿透”。
专门名词意义上的“植物或动物的地质遗迹”始于1736年(形容词“与化石有关的”的意思始于1660年);俚语中指“老人”的用法首次记录于1859年。Fossil fuel(1833年)保留了早先的、更广泛的意义。
“化石鱼”(Ikhthes oryktoi)在希腊人中为人所知,还有山顶上的化石壳和西西里采石场的化石“海藻”。这些有时被视作海平面变化的证据。
化石
Adjective earlier, "dug from the earth, preserved in the ground," borrowed from French & Latin; French fossile, borrowed from Latin fossilis "obtained by digging," from fodiō, fodere "to prod, jab, dig, remove by digging" (going back to Indo-European *bhedh-, *bhodh- "jab, dig," whence also Lithuanian bedù, bèsti "to stick, dig," Old Church Slavic bodǫ, bosti "to prick, stab," Hittite paddai "digs") + -tilis "produced by, characterized by (the action of the verb)" Noun derivative of fossil >entry 1, or borrowed directly from Latin fossilis
The first known use of fossil was in 1665
foster1 of 2adjective
giving, receiving, or sharing parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties foster child
foster parent
foster2 of 2verb
to give parental care to
to help the growth or development of
foster1 of 2adjective
giving, receiving, or sharing parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties foster child
foster parent
foster2 of 2verb
to give parental care to
to help the growth or development of
fossilizeverb
to change or become changed into a fossil
fossilizeverb
to change or become changed into a fossil
fossil1 of 2adjective
being or resembling a fossil
fossil2 of 2noun
a trace or print or the remains of a plant or animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock
a person whose ideas are out-of-date
something that has become fixed and cannot be changed
1 These fossils bear a close analogy to those described in the book.
这些化石的特征与那本书上所描述的化石有极其相似之处.
2 Intermediated fossil forms, predicted by gradualism, are typically lacking.
进化渐进论所预测的中间状态的化石一直缺乏。
3 Cory catalogued each of them and rated the likelihood of each one being a fossil.
4 Tow factors are favorable for the preservation of organisms as fossils.
有两个因素对生物化石的保存是有利的.
5 I scooped up another handful of dirt and picked out the shell fossils.
6 To top it off, my industrial organic meal is nearly as drenched in fossil fuel as a non-organic meal.
7 Which means if the rock shows signs of salt, there is a theoretical chance that there could be a fossil inside it.
8 But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.
但为了避免我们无法承受的气候变化风险,可再生能源将必须在未来在更大程度上取代化石燃料。
9 But Naylor’s farm is one link in a chain that includes fossil fuels, artificial fertilizer, pesticides, heavy machinery, feedlots, antibiotics, and processing plants.
10 Their confinement to Africa, along with abundant fossil evidence, indicates that the earliest stages of human evolution were also played out in Africa.
11 It is easy to observe something that is frozen in time, like a fossil or an image of smiling family members eating around a big round table, and a dog snoozing on the floor.
12 Can you date the fossil exactly?
你能确定这化石的确切年代 吗 ?
13 If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.
如果不能被正确的碳价矫正,化石燃料低廉的价格就不能向市场准确表明清洁能源真实的社会盈利能力。
14 With the discovery of more fossils, that has become the accepted number.
随着更多化石的发现, 这一数字普遍被接受.
15 The U.S. meanwhile sits on largely untapped fossil fuel resources, including coal, natural gas and oil.
而美国则拥有很大程度上尚未开发的化石燃料资源, 包括煤, 天然气和石油.
16 Like Darwin, Wallace had also embarked on a seafaring journey—to Brazil—to collect specimens and fossils and had emerged transformed.
17 The study of the fossil will be published next month in the magazine SCIENCE.
关于该化石的研究成果,将刊登在下个月的《科学》杂志上.
18 How much fossil fuel was burned to keep it refrigerated and fly it to the U.S.?
19 Figgins wanted to display a fossil bison in his museum, especially if he could get one of the big varieties that went extinct during the Pleistocene.
20 My grandpa doesn't want to be an old fossil.
我爷爷可不愿做个落伍的人。
1 守旧的
old-fogy square conservative old-fashioned close-minded old-line square-toed fogyish as dead as mutton
2 守旧者
4 陈旧的
shop-soiled old tired antique old-fashioned rusty archaic antiquated well-worn creaky hoary time-worn hoar moth-eaten passé Godwottery superannuate
5 陈年往事
8 僵化
frozen stereotyped case-hardened ossification fossilise ossify calcify stereo stereotype fossilize petrify
9 落后于时代的人
10 老顽固
fogy fuddy-duddy buffer troglodyte fogey Colonel Blimp fart beast frump mossback cube Zipperhead
11 陈旧
shop-soiled old tired antique old-fashioned rusty archaic antiquated well-worn creaky hoary time-worn hoar moth-eaten passé Godwottery superannuate take the bloom off
12 旧事物
13 守旧
old-fogy square conservative old-fashioned close-minded old-line square-toed fogyish fogyism as dead as mutton
16 陈腐的
twice-told old stock tired trivial commonplace stale cliche corny musty banal trite moldy mossy well-worn worn-out stereotyped crusted threadbare hoary hackneyed mildewed copybook fusty played-out outworn shopworn rinky-dink platitudinous timeworn flyblown bromidic worm-eaten clichéd old hat mouldy warmed-up hack platitudinarian pedestrian slick beaten prehistoric worn hackney bathetic prehistorical hard-worked twice told hoked-up conventional canned obsolete antiquated folky hoar hokey bewhiskered warmed-over
17 僵化的
19 陈腐
twice-told old stock tired trivial commonplace stale cliche corny musty banal trite moldy mossy well-worn worn-out stereotyped crusted threadbare hoary hackneyed mildewed copybook fusty played-out outworn shopworn rinky-dink platitudinous timeworn flyblown bromidic worm-eaten clichéd tritely platitude banality bathos triteness banalize take the bloom off old hat mouldy warmed-up hack platitudinarian pedestrian slick beaten prehistoric worn hackney bathetic prehistorical hard-worked cobweb obsoletism fossilize twice told hoked-up conventional canned obsolete antiquated folky hoar hokey bewhiskered warmed-over staleness
20 过时的
SAD vintage antique outdated obsolete old-fashioned cheesy rusty geriatric feudal defunct antiquated corny musty mossy outmoded creaky mouldy unfashionable dowdy fusty passé horse-and-buggy old-style superannuate behind the times