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
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- fossils over two million years old
两百多万年的化石
- fossils over two million years old
- 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
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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。 - 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。 - 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。 - At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.
时间隔得这么久了，很难确定这化石的年代。 - 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。