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

• The fossil fuels ( coal and oil) are finite resources.
  化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have fossil fuel on Earth.
  我们地球上有矿物燃料。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because we are running out of fossil fuel, and nuclear energy has its problems.
  因为我们就要用光矿物燃料了，而核能又有它的问题。
• 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。