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fossil n.化石；食古不化的人；守旧的事物 (1) 煤是一种矿物燃料。(2) 这化石可能超过二百万年了。(3) 他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。(4) 巴布恩教授不是落伍的人。(5) 我爷爷可不愿做个落伍的人。 Fossils are very important to scientists who study animals: they're one of the ways we learn about the beasts and critters of the past. A fossil is an imprint of the bones of that animal in rock or stone. If you see a reconstruction of a dinosaur in a museum, scientists used fossils to figure out how it should look. Also, calling someone a fossil is like calling them a geezer or old fogey. It's not a compliment.

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英 ['fɒsl] 美 ['fɑːsl] (1) Coal is a fossil fuel.(2) This fossil may be over 2 million years old.(3) He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.(4) Professor Baboon is not an old fossil.(5) My grandpa doesn't want to be an old fossil. Fossils are the really, really old remains of a plant or animal — so old they've turned to stone. Fossil is also an insult for an old or old-fashioned person. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]化石 A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock.

英语单词	fossil
英美音标	英 ['fɒsl] 美 ['fɑːsl]
中文释义	n.化石；食古不化的人；守旧的事物
英语例句	(1) Coal is a fossil fuel. (2) This fossil may be over 2 million years old. (3) He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird. (4) Professor Baboon is not an old fossil. (5) My grandpa doesn't want to be an old fossil.
中文例句	(1) 煤是一种矿物燃料。 (2) 这化石可能超过二百万年了。 (3) 他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。 (4) 巴布恩教授不是落伍的人。 (5) 我爷爷可不愿做个落伍的人。
vocabulary简明	Fossils are the really, really old remains of a plant or animal — so old they've turned to stone. Fossil is also an insult for an old or old-fashioned person.
vocabulary扩展	Fossils are very important to scientists who study animals: they're one of the ways we learn about the beasts and critters of the past. A fossil is an imprint of the bones of that animal in rock or stone. If you see a reconstruction of a dinosaur in a museum, scientists used fossils to figure out how it should look. Also, calling someone a fossil is like calling them a geezer or old fogey. It's not a compliment.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]化石 A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock.

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