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
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