| 词组 | fossil |
| 释义 | fossil /ˈfɒsəl $ ˈfɑː-/ noun [C] an animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago and that has been preserved, or the shape of one of these animals or plants that has been preserved in rockverbslook for fossils The children were looking for fossils on the beach.find a fossil They found a fossil of a dinosaur in the cliffs.dig up fossils The scientists dug up the fossils from the ground.collect fossils His hobby is collecting fossils.contain fossils The rocks contain fossils of tropical plants.fossil + nounsfossil evidence Fossil evidence of early man has been found in East Africa.fossil remains He uncovered the fossil remains of a large reptile.a fossil bone The fossil bones were taken to the museum.a fossil hunter (=someone who looks for fossils) French fossil hunters have discovered huge dinosaur footprints.a fossil species New fossil species are constantly being discovered.a fossil fuel (=made from the decayed remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago) The use of fossil fuels such as coal damages the environment.prepositionsa fossil of sth The fossils of ancient animals have been found in the desert.adjectivesa living fossil (=a plant or animal that is not closely related to any other living species, but seems to belong to a species only known as a fossil) The horseshoe crab is a living fossil, having changed little in 150 million years. |
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