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fossil

English → Chinese

noun//ˈfɑːsl//

(考古) 化石: 保存在岩石中的古代生物遗骸或遗迹

The museum displays a rare fossil of a dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago.

(Chinese) 博物馆展出了一件生活在1亿年前的恐龙稀有化石。

Amateur geologists often find marine fossils in the limestone cliffs along the coast.

(Chinese) 业余地质学家经常在海岸边的石灰岩悬崖上发现海洋生物化石。

noun//ˈfɑːsl//

(比喻) 老古板: 指思想过时、拒绝改变的人

My grandfather acts like a total fossil when it comes to using new smartphone apps.

(Chinese) 在涉及使用新的智能手机应用时,我祖父的表现就像个老古板。

The younger staff members considered the department head an old fossil who hated technology.

(Chinese) 年轻员工认为部门主管是个讨厌科技的老古董。

Entry ID: en:zh:fossil · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary