| 单词 | ossify |
| 释义 | ossifyWord family nounossariumosseinosseletossicleossificationadjectiveossicularossiferousossificosseousossivorousverbossify Biology, Medicine os·si·fy /ˈɒsɪfaɪ $ ˈɑː-/ verb (ossified, ossifying, ossifies) 1. [intransitiveI] formalCHANGE YOUR MIND to become unwilling to consider new ideas or change your behaviour 墨守成规；僵化 2. [intransitiveI, transitiveT] technicalHBM to change into bone or to make something change into bone (使)骨化 —ossification /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌɑːs-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus ossify• Gorbachev faced an ossified economic system.• Usually musical traditions remain alive only if they are thriving, writing them down tends to ossify them and hasten their end. (1700-1800) French ossifier, from Latin os “bone” |
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