fossil
n. 化石; 僵化的事物; 老顽固,食古不化的人; 习语中保存的旧词
A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock.
1. someone whose style is out of fashion
2. 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
1. characteristic of a fossil
This dependency between fossil and living types is well illustrated when we deal with extinct groups.
化石与现存类型之间的这种依赖关系在我们研究绝灭类群时是十分明显的.
At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.
时间隔得这么久了,很难确定这化石的年代.
Intergovernmental panel on climate change puts most of the blame on the burning of fossil fuels.
政府间的座谈小组把气候变迁的主要原因归咎于燃烧矿石燃料.
The fossil fuels, coal, oil and natural gas, are rapidly diminishing in supply as consumption increases.
矿物燃料, 煤 、 石油和天然气, 由于消费的增加而在快速的递减着.
Increasing problems of all kinds with fossil fuel power plants turning power and utility companiesmoreandmore tOtheuseOfnuclearpoweredelectricgeneratingplants.
矿物燃料发电厂所产生的问题日益增多,这就促使电力公司和公用事业公司越来越倾向于采用核动力发电厂.