fossilize

英 ['fɒs(ə)laɪz; 'fɒsɪlaɪz] 美
  • vt. 使成化石；使陈腐
  • vi. 变成化石；变陈腐；使过时或固定不变；搜集（或发掘）化石标本
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英文词源

fossilize (v.)
1794 (transitive), from fossil + -ize. Intransitive use from 1828. Figurative use from 1856. Related: Fossilized; fossilizing.

双语例句

1. Needs change while policies fossilize.
需要发生改变，但是政策僵化不变。

来自柯林斯例句

2. What they seem to want to do in fact is fossilize the particular environment in which people live and work.
他们似乎想要做的实际上就是让人们生活和工作的环境固定不变。

来自柯林斯例句