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

单词

fossilized

释义

fossil /fosˈl or -il/

noun

A relic or trace of a former living thing preserved in rock (geology)
A rock or mineral substance dug from the earth (obsolete)
An antiquated, out-of-date, or unchanging person or thing (figurative; derogatory)

adjective

ORIGIN: Fr fossile, from L fossilis, from fodere to dig

fossilifˈerous adjective

Bearing or containing fossils

fossilizāˈtion or fossilisāˈtion noun

fossˈilize or fossˈilise transitive verb

To convert into a fossil (also figurative)

intransitive verb

fossˈil-fired adjective

(of a power station, etc) burning fossil fuel

fossil fuel noun

Coal, oil, etc produced in the earth by a process of fossilization

fossil water noun

Water which has been trapped in an underground reservoir since a previous geological age

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