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

• 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。
• The problem begins when we add huge quantities of extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.
  当我们因烧化石燃料而使大气层中增加了大量额外的二氧化碳时，问题就来了。
• 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。
• We can burn all Earth's fossil fuels.
  我们可以燃烧掉地球的化石燃料。
• The country has an abundant supply of fossil fuels.
  这个国家有充足的矿物燃料供应。
• 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。
• 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。
• If we squander our fossil fuels, we threaten civilization.
  如果我们浪费矿物燃料，我们就威胁文明。
• 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。
• We have fossil fuel on Earth.
  我们地球上有矿物燃料。