fossil

英 [ˈfɒsl]

美 [ˈfɑːsl]

n.  化石; 老人; (尤指)老顽固，思想僵化的人，老古董

复数：fossils　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4637 / COCA.5043

牛津词典

noun

• 化石
  the remains of an animal or a plant which have become hard and turned into rock
  1. fossils over two million years old
     两百多万年的化石
• 老人；（尤指）老顽固，思想僵化的人，老古董
  an old person, especially one who is unable to accept new ideas or adapt to changes

柯林斯词典

• 化石
  Afossilis the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock.

英英释义

noun

• the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
• someone whose style is out of fashion
  Synonym:dodofogyfogey

adj

• characteristic of a fossil

双语例句

• Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas will service our needs for some considerable time to come.
  诸如煤、石油和天然气之类的矿物燃料会在以后很长一段时间里满足我们的需求。
• Students grow organic food and use as little fossil fuels and chemicals as possible.
  学生们会种植有机食物，并尽可能少地使用矿物燃料和化学品。
• At the moment, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels ( natural gas and oil).
  目前，我们大部分的能源来自于化石燃料（石油和天然气）。
• The fossil fuels ( coal and oil) are finite resources.
  化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。
• Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.
  彼得·福雷是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。
• Increased reliance on automobiles means more pollution, more traffic, more use of fossil fuels.
  日益增加的对汽车的依赖就意味着更多污染、交通阻塞和更多化石燃料的使用。
• Today, I want to discuss fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and nature gas.
  今天我想讨论化石能源，例如煤，石油，天然气。
• In this way some of the solar energy becomes trapped in rocks& hence the name fossil fuel.
  这样一些太阳能就截留在岩石中-因此命名为化石燃料。
• Those activities include the burning of fossil fuels in factories, buildings and cars which emit heat-trapping gases.
  这些人类活动包括工厂，建筑物和汽车里燃烧化石燃料排放的吸热气体。
• Wasteful consumption of fossil fuels creates political liabilities overseas, air pollution at home and global warming.
  矿物燃料的浪费性消费带来了海外的政治债务、国内的空气污染和全球性气候变暖。