英语词汇“fossilize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When something fossilizes, it becomes a fossil, meaning it leaves an impression in the Earth that far outlives the organism.

Fossils are remnants left in rock of a living creature: the remnants have been petrified over many years and they leave an impression of what the animal was like. Fossilizing is a word for this process, which happens slowly over time. If dinosaurs had not fossilized, we wouldn't know much about what dinosaurs were like. The most likely parts of a creature to fossilize are hard parts like bones and shells.

WORD FAMILY

fossilize: fossilization, fossilized, fossilizes, fossilizing+/fossil: fossilise, fossilist, fossilize, fossils, microfossil/fossilise: fossilisation, fossilised, fossilising/microfossil: microfossils

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A new clue supporting that idea is a fossilized wing bone belonging to a newly discovered prehistoric bird found in the Canadian Arctic.

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

Simultaneously, robotic exploration of Mars may reveal fossilized algal mats or even present-day bacteria.

Slate(Dec 19, 2016)

The “kids today” will destroy the world, the fossilizing commentator insists, because they aren’t like us.

Salon(Dec 18, 2016)

1v convert to a fossil

The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone

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fossilise

lapidify, petrify

change into stone

convert

change the nature, purpose, or function of something

2v become mentally inflexible

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fossilise

age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce

grow old or older

单词	fossilize
释义	fossilize (once / 18297 pages) v When something fossilizes, it becomes a fossil, meaning it leaves an impression in the Earth that far outlives the organism. Fossils are remnants left in rock of a living creature: the remnants have been petrified over many years and they leave an impression of what the animal was like. Fossilizing is a word for this process, which happens slowly over time. If dinosaurs had not fossilized, we wouldn't know much about what dinosaurs were like. The most likely parts of a creature to fossilize are hard parts like bones and shells. WORD FAMILY fossilize: fossilization, fossilized, fossilizes, fossilizing+/fossil: fossilise, fossilist, fossilize, fossils, microfossil/fossilise: fossilisation, fossilised, fossilising/microfossil: microfossils USAGE EXAMPLES A new clue supporting that idea is a fossilized wing bone belonging to a newly discovered prehistoric bird found in the Canadian Arctic. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Simultaneously, robotic exploration of Mars may reveal fossilized algal mats or even present-day bacteria. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) The “kids today” will destroy the world, the fossilizing commentator insists, because they aren’t like us. Salon(Dec 18, 2016) 1v convert to a fossil The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper fossilise lapidify, petrify change into stone convert change the nature, purpose, or function of something 2v become mentally inflexible Syn\|Hyper fossilise age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce grow old or older
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