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fossil/ˈfɒs(ə)l, -sil/ n. & adj.●n. 1 the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal, usu. petrified while embedded in rock, amber, etc. 化石 often 常作 attrib.: fossil bones 化石骨骼; fossil shells 化石贝壳 2 colloq. an antiquated or unchanging person or thing [口]老顽固，头脑僵化的人；僵化的事物，旧事物 3 a word that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g. hue in hue and cry 除习语中外已不再使用的(如 hue and cry 中的 hue) ●adj. 1 of or like a fossil 化石的；化石般的 2 antiquated; out of date 陈旧的，过时的；陈腐的 □ fossiliferous /fɒsiˈlif(ə)rəs/ adj.□ fossilize v. tr. & intr. (also 亦作 -ise)□ fossilization /-ˈzeiʃ(ə)n/ n.[French fossile from Latin fossilis, from fodere foss- ‘dig’] |