fossilize

/'fɒsilaiz/ uk　 词频 #31133

托福 TOEFL

fossilize 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 使成化石, 使陈腐

vi. 变成化石, 变陈腐

英文释义

v. convert to a fossil

v. become mentally inflexible

fossilize 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 fossilize 在自然语境里怎么用：

Lystrosaurus eggshells didn’t fossilize, so they must have been soft, in contrast to the mineralized shells of dinosaurs.

—— Solid Proof That Our Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

A new paper, however, describes the evidence that the embryonic Lystrosaurus and two other fossilized animals died enclosed in eggshells.

—— Solid Proof That Our Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

The fossilized behavior of the disappeared whales and sharks emphasizes that all is changing in the ecology of the North Sea.

—— Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5‑million‑year‑old shark tooth may provide clues

The team studied fossilized jaws and the wear patterns on them to reconstruct the sizes and feeding behaviors of the ancient octopuses.

—— ‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas

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