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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔AGE〕The fossils are over 100 million years old. 这些化石有一亿多年了。朗文写作活用〔BODY〕These rocks contain the fossilised remains of extinct animals. 这些岩石中有绝种动物遗骸的化石。朗文写作活用〔CAUSE〕Recent fossil finds in Africa have excited interest among palaeontologists. 最近非洲出土的化石引起古生物学家的兴趣。朗文写作活用〔ENVIRONMENT〕The problem with fossil fuels is that they are not renewable. 化石燃料的缺点是不能再生。朗文写作活用〔EXIST〕The valley contains fossils of many extinct species. 这个山谷里有许多已经灭绝的物种的化石。朗文写作活用〔LPG〕Liquefied petroleum gas.液化石油气美国传统〔Neanderthal〕Neanderthal tools/fossils 尼安德特人的工具/化石麦克米伦高阶〔Olduvai Gorge〕A ravine in northern Tanzania west of Mount Kilimanjaro. It contains archaeological sites rich in fossils and Paleolithic implements.奥杜瓦伊峡谷：坦桑尼亚北部的一个峡谷，位于乞力马扎罗山以西。它有一些考古学遗址，在这些遗址内有许多的化石和旧石器时代的工具美国传统〔alternative〕They are seeking alternatives to fossil fuels.他们正在寻找化石燃料的替代物。牛津搭配〔amateur〕Roy had a passionate amateur interest in fossils.罗伊对化石有浓厚的业余兴趣。外研社新世纪〔amber〕He has a collection of prehistoric insects preserved in amber.他收集了很多保存在琥珀中的史前昆虫化石。剑桥高阶〔amphibious〕The exhibition at the Natural History Museum includes fossils of amphibious creatures from millions of years ago.自然历史博物馆的展览包括数百万年前水陆两栖动物的化石。麦克米伦高阶〔attest〕The marks in the ground attested the presence of a fossil.地上的痕迹证明了化石的存在。外研社新世纪〔attest〕The plant's presence in the ancient world is attested by fossils that have been found.所发现的化石证明这种植物在古代就存在。韦氏高阶〔belemnite〕A cone-shaped, fossilized internal shell of any of an extinct genus of cephalopods related to the cuttlefish.箭石：由灭绝的与乌贼有血亲关系的头足纲动物的内壳形成的尖锥状化石美国传统〔buhrstone〕A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.磨石，砂质多孔石灰岩：一种坚硬的，硅化石灰石，以前用来制作磨石。具有最初由化石化的贝壳而形成的多孔特征美国传统〔burn〕You don't have to burn fossil fuels to make electricity.没有必要通过烧化石燃料来发电。外研社新世纪〔chip〕The fossils had been chipped out of the rock.那些化石已从岩石上被凿了下来。牛津高阶〔coccolith〕A microscopic skeletal plate made of calcite that protects certain marine phytoplankton and which, in a fossilized state, forms chalk and limestone deposits.球石：由方解石制成的显微骨架板，保护某些海洋浮游植物，而且它在变成化石状态时形成白垩和石灰石沉积物美国传统〔conodont〕A Paleozoic microfossil usually having a toothlike shape and considered to be the remains of an extinct marine organism.牙形刺：一种古生代微化石，一般有牙状形体，被认为是一种已灭绝海生生物体的残骸美国传统〔cracker〕The apparatus used in the cracking of petroleum.裂化设备：用于裂化石油的装置美国传统〔curator〕Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.彼得·福雷是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。柯林斯高阶〔curator〕Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.彼得•福里是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。外研社新世纪〔date〕Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils.考古学家无法确定这些化石的生成年代。剑桥高阶〔date〕Can you date these fossils? 你能够断定这些化石的年代吗?文馨英汉〔date〕Scientists use various techniques to date fossils.科学家们使用各种技术确定化石形成的年代。韦氏高阶〔date〕The rocks are dated by examining the fossils found in the same layer.通过查看在同一岩层里发现的化石来鉴定岩石的年代。朗文当代〔deduce〕Finding fossils far inland, he deduced that the area had once been covered by water.他在遥远的内地发现化石，便推断出该地区曾经为水所覆盖。麦克米伦高阶〔embedded〕The fossils are embedded in hard sandstones.化石嵌在了坚硬的砂岩中。外研社新世纪〔embedded〕The fossils at Dinosaur Cove are embedded in hard sandstones.恐龙峡谷中的化石都嵌在坚硬的砂岩中。柯林斯高阶〔form genus〕A genus of fossil plants or imperfect fungi classified according to their asexual organs.形态属：按无性生殖器分类的化石植物或半知菌属美国传统〔fossiliferous〕Containing fossils.含化石的美国传统〔fossilized〕The most important parts, the flowers, rarely fossilise.最重要的部分，即花朵，很少成为化石。柯林斯高阶〔fossilize〕Few animals ever fossilize.变成化石的动物少之又少。韦氏高阶〔fossilize〕The mud helped to preserve and fossilize the wood.这种泥土有助于保存木头并使其变成化石。韦氏高阶〔fossilize〕The remains gradually fossilized.遗体逐渐变成了化石。剑桥高阶〔fossilize〕To become a fossil.变成化石美国传统〔fossilize〕To convert into a fossil.使成化石美国传统〔fossil〕A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.化石：埋置并保存于地层中的古生物遗体、遗物和其生活遗址，如骨骸、叶子的印痕等美国传统〔fossil〕Being or similar to a fossil.类似化石的：化石的，类似化石的美国传统〔fossil〕Characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil.化石性的：化石性的，有化石特性的美国传统〔fossil〕Marine sponges have a long fossil record (=their development has been recorded over a long period) .海洋里的海绵化石记录历史悠久。朗文当代〔fossil〕The fossils may be a million years old.这些化石可能有100万年了。英汉大词典〔fucoid〕A fossilized cast or impression of such an organism.墨角藻状海藻化石：岩藻化石的或有此类组织痕迹的美国传统〔gas〕Gas, coal, and oil are all fossil fuels.天然气、煤和石油都属化石燃料。外研社新世纪〔homotaxis〕Similarity of stratigraphic arrangement and fossils in noncontemporaneous or widely separated geologic deposits.排列类似：不同时代或相距很远的地质矿床在化石和地层分布上的相似美国传统〔horizon〕A specific position in a stratigraphic column, such as the location of one or more fossils, that serves to identify the stratum with a particular period.层位：地层柱中的一个特定位置，例如，一种或多种化石的地层位置，这些化石的位置可用于确定其所在地层的年代美国传统〔ichnite〕A fossilized footprint.足迹化石：成为化石的足迹美国传统〔kauri〕A resinous copal or a fossilized resin of these trees, used in varnishes and enamels.考里松树脂：这种树的古巴树脂或化石树脂，用于装饰和涂瓷漆美国传统〔kerogen〕A fossilized material in shale and other sedimentary rock that yields oil upon heating.油母岩质：页岩和其他沉积岩中的一种化石材料，加热后产生石油美国传统〔lead〕The carbon tax might well lead to a doubling of prices for fossil fuels.碳排放税很可能会导致化石燃料价格翻倍。牛津搭配〔living fossil〕An organism, such as a coelacanth or the ginkgo, that is the sole surviving member of an otherwise extinct taxonomic group.活化石：一种生物体，是濒临灭绝的种群中唯一存活的成员（例如空棘鱼或银杏）美国传统〔living fossil〕The coelocanth is a living fossil that has existed for hundreds of millions of years.腔棘鱼是已存在好几亿年的活化石。朗文当代〔macrofossil〕A fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.巨体化石：不用显微镜就能观察的大化石美国传统〔matrix〕The fossils lie embedded in a matrix of shale and sandstone.化石牢牢嵌在页岩与砂岩形成的脉石中。剑桥高阶〔matrix〕The solid matter in which a fossil or crystal is embedded.基质，脉石：嵌有化石或水晶的固体物质美国传统〔microfossil〕A microscopic fossil, as of a pollen grain or unicellular organism.微体化石：一种微小的化石，如花粉粒或单细胞有机体的化石美国传统〔micropaleontology〕The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.微体古生物学：研究微体化石的古生物学分支美国传统〔million〕It was a chance in a million that we'd find a fossil.我们发现化石的可能性极小。朗文当代〔nannofossil〕A very small fossil organism, especially one of the nannoplankton.微化石：一种非常小的化石生物体，尤指浮游生物之一美国传统〔nautiloid〕A mollusk of the subclass Nautiloidea, which includes the nautiluses and numerous extinct species known only from fossils.鹦鹉螺软体动物：鹦鹉螺目亚纲的一种软体动物，包括鹦鹉螺和不可数计的仅从化石得知的绝迹的种类美国传统〔oftentimes〕Oftentimes, these fossils are not made available to science at all.科学界常常压根接触不到这些化石。柯林斯高阶〔old〕These are some of the oldest known fossil remains.这些是已知最古老的化石的一部分。牛津搭配〔ophitic〕Having a texture composed of lath-shaped plagioclase crystals in a matrix of pyroxene crystals.有斜长石结晶结构的：在嵌有化石水晶基质的晶体中，由条形纹条石组成的结构的美国传统〔paleobiochemistry〕The biochemical constituents of fossil organisms.有机生物化石构成的生物化学成分美国传统〔paleobiogeography〕The study of the geographic distribution of fossil organisms.史前生物地理学：对有机体化石的地理分布的研究美国传统〔paleobotany〕The branch of paleontology that deals with plant fossils and ancient vegetation.史前植物学：古生物学的分支，研究植物化石以及古代植被美国传统〔paleoclimatology〕The study of climatic conditions, and their causes and effects, in the geologic past, using evidence found in glacial deposits, fossils, and sediments.古气候学：运用包括冰河堆积、化石与沉积物来研究地质过去气候的状态及其成因与影响美国传统〔paleomagnetism〕The magnetic field present in fossilized rocks, created by the earth's magnetic field when the rocks were formed.古地磁：存在于化石中的磁性，于岩石生成时受地磁影响而产生美国传统〔paleontology〕The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.古生物学：对出现在史前或地质时代的生命的形成的研究，体现在植物、动物和其它有机体的化石上美国传统〔paleozoology〕The branch of paleontology that deals with animal fossils and ancient animal life.古动物学：古生物学的分支，研究动物化石和古动物的 生活美国传统〔past〕The old market is a living link with the past, unchanged for hundreds of years.这个老市场数百年来没有变化，是追忆旧时岁月的活化石。牛津搭配〔petrifaction〕A process of fossilization in which dissolved minerals replace organic matter.石化作用，化石：溶解的矿物质代替有机物的石化过程美国传统〔phytolith〕A minute particle formed of mineral matter by a living plant and fossilized in rock.植物微粒，植物化石：由活植物体内矿物质所组成并形成化石的微粒美国传统〔preserve〕The fossil was well preserved.化石保存完好。韦氏高阶〔record〕Fossil records suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.通过化石可判断出这一地区在相对较近的时期之前一直是一片汪洋。牛津搭配〔reliquiae〕Remains, as of fossil organisms.残留物，如生物化石的残片美国传统〔rottenstone〕A soft, decomposed limestone, used in powder form as a polishing material.擦光石：一种粉末可作磨光材料的柔软的风化石灰石美国传统〔shelly〕They found fossils of shelly animals.他们发现了有壳动物的化石。外研社新世纪〔show and tell〕Ramona brought in a fossil for show and tell.拉蒙娜带了一块化石去上展示和讲述课。朗文当代〔specimen〕Museums will pay large amounts of money for good dinosaur fossil specimens.博物馆愿意出大价钱购买完好的恐龙化石标本。剑桥高阶〔specimen〕North American fossil specimens.北美化石标本柯林斯高阶〔spectacular〕The most spectacular dinosaur fossils can be seen in this museum.那些最引人注目的恐龙化石可在这个博物馆中看到。英汉大词典〔spot〕Most of these fossils are too small to be easily spotted.这些化石大多数都太小了，不易发现。牛津搭配〔stone lily〕A fossil crinoid.石百合：海百合化石美国传统〔subfossil〕A subfossil organism.亚化石标本美国传统〔taphonomy〕The conditions and processes of fossilization.形成化石的条件和过程美国传统〔taphonomy〕The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.埋葬学：对有机体变为化石的条件和过程进行的研究美国传统〔tell〕What do these fossils tell us about climate change? 这些化石告诉我们哪些气候变化信息？朗文当代〔trace〕Archaeologists excavated fossilized dinosaur tracks from the riverbed.考古学家从河床中挖掘出恐龙的足迹化石。美国传统〔trade〕Stan trades in fossils from many countries.斯坦从很多国家买进化石。麦克米伦高阶〔unearth〕Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.化石搜寻者们发掘出了一具据信有50万年历史的大象骨骼。外研社新世纪〔unearth〕Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.化石搜集者们发掘出了一具大象骨骼，据信距今已有50万年。柯林斯高阶〔wash up〕The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach.这些化石看上去是被海水冲上岸的一种早期的水藻。柯林斯高阶Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils (= say how old they are).考古学家还无法确定这些化石的年代。剑桥国际Dating of fossils is often confirmed by indirect evidence (=that with a different, but related, cause), for example by dating the soil they were found in.化石的年代通常是通过间接的证据确定的，比如通过确定它们被发现时所在土壤的年代。剑桥国际Fossil records indicate that Africa was the cradle of early human evolution.化石证据表明非洲是早期人类进化的发源地。剑桥国际Museums will pay large amounts of money for good dinosaur fossil specimens.博物馆将花大笔钱购买好的恐龙化石标本。剑桥国际The fossil bird shows several reptilian features, for example, sharp teeth on both jaws.鸟化石呈现出几个爬行动物的特征，例如双颌上尖利的牙齿。剑桥国际The remains gradually fossilized.尸体渐渐地变成了化石。剑桥国际 |
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