| 词汇 | fossilizing |
| 释义 | fossilizing present participle offossilize fossilize verb (UK usuallyfossilise)uk /ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/ us /ˈfɑː.səl.aɪz/ [ I or T ] to become or to make something become a fossil(= something preserved in rock for a very long period): 变成化石;石化 The remains gradually fossilized.遗体逐渐变成了化石。 Lava buried the forest, eventually fossilizing the trees. [ I ] to fail to change even after becoming old-fashioned: After he died we continued to follow his methods, and the organization fossilized. Our concepts can sometimes fossilize as we get older. Only bones and hard areas fossilize. The birds' bones are very fragile and tend to break down before they fossilize. a fossilizing process in which wood is gradually replaced by silica Palaeontology & fossils ammonite ammonoid biozone carbon dating fossil fossil record fossilization fossilize fossilized index fossil microfossil missing link palaeontologist palaeontology petrifaction petrify radiocarbon dating unfossiliferous You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Old or old-fashioned Related wordfossilization Examples of fossilizingfossilizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The assimilation is shown in the process by which the artist emphasizes similar behaviors that belong to different entities by fossilizing them in a form. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Not all eggs that end up fossilizing experience the death of their embryo beforehand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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