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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We can burn all Earth's fossil fuels.
  我们可以燃烧掉地球的化石燃料。
• The study of fossil plants.
  研究植物化石的学科。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fossil fuels ( coal and oil) are finite resources.
  化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。
• They have not accepted a future without fossil fuels.
  它们没有接受一个不存在化石燃料的未来。
• 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。