音标:['fɒsәl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 化石, 古物
a. 化石的, 陈腐的, 守旧的
n. 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
a. characteristic of a fossil
词型变化:名词复数形式 : fossils
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fossil的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Coal is a fossil fuel.煤是一种矿物燃料。
  2. This fossil may be over 2 million years old.这化石可能超过二百万年了。
  3. He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。
  4. Professor Baboon is not an old fossil.巴布恩教授不是落伍的人。
  5. My grandpa doesn't want to be an old fossil.我爷爷可不愿做个落伍的人。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The fossils may be a million years old.这些化石可能有100万年了。
  2. The man is a fossil.那人是个老顽固。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
形容词+~
  • old fossil老顽固
~+名词
  • fossil bone变成化石的骨头
  • fossil seashell贝壳化石

经典引文

  • The Dawn Redwood nearby was rediscovered..in 1945, after centuries in which it was known only as a fossil.

    出自:Jan Morris
  • Anyone can date many rocks..and by doing so put into order the major events of fossil history.

    出自:attrib.
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