fossilize
英['fɒs(ə)laɪz;'fɒsɪlaɪz]
美
- vt. 使成化石；使陈腐
- vi. 变成化石；变陈腐；使过时或固定不变；搜集（或发掘）化石标本
词态变化
第三人称单数: fossilizes;过去式: fossilized;过去分词: fossilized;现在分词: fossilizing;名词: fossilization;
英文词源
- fossilize (v.)
- 1794 (transitive), from fossil + -ize. Intransitive use from 1828. Figurative use from 1856. Related: Fossilized; fossilizing.
双语例句
- 1. Needs change while policies fossilize.
- 需要发生改变，但是政策僵化不变。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. What they seem to want to do in fact is fossilize the particular environment in which people live and work.
- 他们似乎想要做的实际上就是让人们生活和工作的环境固定不变。
来自柯林斯例句