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单词 fossil
释义
fossil
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɒs.əl/us
/ˈfɑː.səl/

fossilnoun[C](IN ROCK)

theshapeof abone, ashell, or aplantoranimalthat has beenpreservedinrockfor a verylongperiod
化石
picture of fossil
John Cancalosi/Photolibrary/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Palaeontology & fossils
  • ammonite
  • ammonoid
  • biozone
  • carbon dating
  • fossil record
  • fossilization
  • fossilize
  • fossilized
  • index fossil
  • microfossil
  • missing link
  • palaeontologist
  • palaeontology
  • petrifaction
  • petrify
  • radiocarbon dating

fossilnoun[C](PERSON)

informalhumorous
anoldperson,especiallyone who will notacceptnewideas
老人；（尤指）老顽固，思想僵化的人，老古董
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People who are boring and old-fashioned
  • bore
  • buzzkill
  • Colonel Blimp
  • crashing bore
  • dinosaur
  • drip
  • fogey
  • fun sponge
  • grind
  • has-been
  • killjoy
  • Luddite
  • nudnik
  • saddo
  • spod
  • spoilsport
  • square
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • stuffed shirt
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(Definition offossilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fossil| American Dictionary

fossil
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɑs·əl/
biology,earth science
partof aplantoranimal, oritsshape, that has beenpreservedinrockorearthfor a verylongperiod
(Definition offossilfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffossil

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Chitinozoans and a few graptolites were found in the unit, but no other fossils.
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However, their exact stratigraphic relation to the trace fossils is not clear.
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In this chapter typical examples of the kinds of fossils most commonly encountered are illustrated by beautiful specimens.
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At the opposite end of the scale from the phylum is the smallest unit of classification usually used for fossils: the species.
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The small, lentil-shaped fossils are a separate form of the same species.
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Most bivalve fossils are a few centimetres long; the ideal size for collecting.
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Here, no vertebrates at all could be found, the fossils consisting only of invertebrates such as the trilobites.
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However, this technique only provides an external morphological description of putative fossilized cells and is incapable of distinguishing between abiotic fossils of similar morphologies.
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The conditions leading to preservation of these fossils are undoubtedly rare but not entirely unique.
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The fossils were found in the middle part of the road-cut.
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The use of trace fossils as proxies for the presence of animals allows palaeoecological data to be gathered in the absence of body fossils.
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The ages of these inferred foreign successions, which lack fossils, have been a matter of debate.
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A biostratigraphic correlation was possible as the fauna was not associated with other fossils and was unique.
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The illustrations are mostly high quality black-and-white photos but there are also 16 pages of excellent colour photos of fossils and their living counterparts.
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The zone is 170 m thick, and ammonoids and other fossils occur as imprints in mudstones and as shell-rich layers in sandy turbidites.
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