fossil 详细解释

fossil

['fɔsl]

n.化石, 食古不化的人, 守旧的事物
adj.化石的

n.[C]

1. 化石

go fossil hunting

搜寻化石去

2. 顽固不化的人; 守旧的事物

She is an old fossil.

她是个老顽固。

a.[B]

1. 化石的, 成化石的

2. 守旧的, 陈腐的

词形变化

名词: fossicker | 动词过去式: fossicked | 动词过去分词: fossicked | 动词现在分词: fossicking | 动词第三人称单数: fossicks |

词义辨析

同义:

n.迹象; 遗迹; 痕迹

remains  trace  vestige  relic  

英英释义

名词 fossil:

someone whose style is out of fashion

同义词：dodo, fogy, fogey

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

形容词 fossil:

characteristic of a fossil

短语词组

old fossil

1. 顽固不化的人

Isn't Professor Bell an old fossil?

贝尔教授真是个老顽固。

补充

fossilfossil英:[ˈfɔsl] 美:[ˈfɑsəl]n.1.化石The fossils may be a million years old.这些化石可能有100万年了。2.老顽固, 食古不化的人The man is a fossil.那人是个老顽固。

例句

1. the celebrated fossil hunter Richard Leakey知名的化石勘探者理查德•利基 2. he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.他有时会是个坏脾气的老顽固。 3. a dinosaur fossil恐龙化石 4. fossil [=fossilized] footprints化石脚印 5. He says the school's directors are a bunch of old fossils. [=fogies]他说学校的主管是一帮思想僵化的老顽固。

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