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

• Improved technology might end our dependence on the burning of fossil fuels.
  技术水平提高或许会结束我们对燃烧化石燃料的依赖。
• The country has an abundant supply of fossil fuels.
  这个国家有充足的矿物燃料供应。
• 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。
• The fossil remains of apemen can help us infer how they lived.
  猿人化石可以帮助我们推测猿人的生活情况。
• Solar energy and biology created the stored hydrocarbons in the fossil fuels we have used for so long.
  太阳能和生物创造了存储在化石燃料中的氢碳化合物，长时间以来我们一直在使用着它们。
• But the other trend is that the price of coal and other fossil fuels are going up.
  另外一个趋势就是煤炭和其他化石燃料的价格正在上涨。
• Electronic versions use electricity and fossil fuels.
  电子版本使用电能和化石燃料。
• Exhibit dinosaur skeletons, fossil and the Jurassic Period.
  展示恐龙骨架、化石和侏罗纪时期。
• In doing so it could generate clean, safe energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
  这样做可以产生清洁、安全的能源，减少对化石燃料的依赖。
• It is generated by burning fossil fuels: petrol, coal, oil etc.
  通过燃烧汽油，煤和石油等化石燃料而产生。