fossilize
/ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/
- vt.
- 使成化石，使陈腐
- vi.
- 变成化石，变陈腐
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -ize
- Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs
词源说明
释义
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo make into a fossil.
- 2intransitiveTo become a fossil.
- 3figurative, by extension, intransitiveTo become inflexible or outmoded.
- 4figurative, by extension, transitiveTo make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.