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fossil

英 ['fɒs(ə)l; -sɪl] 美['fɑsl]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词remains relic trace vestige

n. 化石；僵化的事物；顽固不化的人
adj. 化石的；陈腐的，守旧的

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复数: fossils;

中文词源

fossil 化石

来自PIE*bhedh, 挖，劈开，词源同bed, 河床。

英英释意

1. someone whose style is out of fashion

2. the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

英文词源

fossil: fossil: [17] Etymologically, a fossil is something ‘dug’ out of the ground. It comes via French fossile from Latin fossilis ‘dug up’, a derivative of the verb fodere ‘dig’. The English adjective originally meant virtually the same as Latin fossilis (‘Seven unmixt fossil Metals are forecited’, Robert Vilvain, Epitome of Essais 1654), and this sense survives in the present-day expression fossil fuel, but the word’s main modern connotation ‘excavated relic of a former life-form’ had begun to emerge by the mid 17th century.
fossil (n.): 1610s, "any thing dug up;" 1650s (adj.) "obtained by digging" (of coal, salt, etc.), from French fossile (16c.), from Latin fossilis "dug up," from fossus, past participle of fodere "to dig," from PIE root *bhedh- "to dig, pierce."

Restricted noun sense of "geological remains of a plant or animal" is from 1736 (the adjective in the sense "pertaining to fossils" is from 1660s); slang meaning "old person" first recorded 1859. Fossil fuel (1833) preserves the earlier, broader sense.

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Houde and his fellow faculty members dug up the fossil in late May.

It was fortunate that the family didn't try to dig up the fossil because that could destroy the specimen; they did the right thing by calling someone who would know what to do.

Jude and his family had been invited by the researchers to see the fossil being preserved at the university.

Kyle Sparks, father of Jude, said he let his son decide what to do with the fossil.

So Jude reached out to Peter Houde, a professor at new Mexico State University who had experience with the same type of fossil in the past.

Starting April 28 of this year, the National Museum of Natural history will begin renovating its fossil hall.

The extensive data sources, combined with computer simulations, created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including cooling from volcanic outbreaks and warming from fossil fuel emissions.

The fossil hall, which displays some of the world's oldest and largest fossil specimens, receives more than 2 million visitors each year.

The next day Houde came out to see the fossil for himself.

The winner of this year's competition will be awarded a preview of the new fossil hall, as well as a cash prize.

There is strong evidence that both innovation and adoption of cleaner technology are strongly encouraged by higher fossil fuel prices.

The same is true for new technologies for alleviating fossil fuel emissions.

The current low fossil fuel price environment will thus certainly delay the energy transition from fossil fuel to clean energy sources.

The International Monetary Fund calculates that countries can generate substantial fiscal revenues by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and levying carbon charges that capture the domestic damage caused by emissions.

Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.

Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.

Notwithstanding important recent progress in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies.

Natural gas and coal—also fossil fuels—have similarly seen price declines that look to be long-lived.

It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.

Higher fossil fuel prices prove to be conducive to innovation and application of cleaner technologyIf fossil fuel prices remain low for a long time, it may lead to higher emissions of greenhouse gases.

Fossil fuels remain the major source of primary energy consumption in today's world.

Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay low for long.

Even major fossil fuel exporting countries have great potential to develop renewable energies.

Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral ( ' , 附带的) costs.

But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.

But there are also many examples of growing wealth by trashing the environment, in rich and poor parts of the world alike, whether through unregulated mineral extraction, drastic water use for agriculture, slash-and-burn farming, or fossil-fuel-guzzling ( ' , 大量消耗) transport.

In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change.

Since much of this energy comes from the utilisation of fossil fuels, wastage of food potentially contributes to unnecessary global warming as well as inefficient resource utilisation.

As long as we're consuming fossil fuels, we're putting out CO2,"says Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia, University" We cannot let the CO2 in the atmosphere rise indefinitely.

They found fossils of microscopic marine plants which suggest that the region was once open ocean not solid ice.

Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmo

Even Africa and the middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

He and other scientists say there are basically two options to replacing fossil fuels: generating energy with renewables or embracing nuclear power.

We can make a very good estimate from the fossil record that humans probably evolved naked skin around a million and a half years ago and meanwhile they mostly lost their coat of fur.

The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years - so why shouldn't we? Take a broader look at our species' place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years.

President Trump has underlined fossil fuels – especially coal – as the path to economic growth.

The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years-so why shouldn't we?

The strategy also aims to ensure that carbon in woody material removed from the forests is locked away in the form of solid lumber or burned as biofuel in vehicles that would otherwise run on fossil fuels.

While fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas – still generate roughly 85 percent of the world's energy supply, it's clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.

实用场景例句

fossils over two million years old: 两百多万年的化石

This dependency between fossil and living types is well illustrated when we deal with extinct groups.: 化石与现存类型之间的这种依赖关系在我们研究绝灭类群时是十分明显的.

At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.: 时间隔得这么久了,很难确定这化石的年代.

Intergovernmental panel on climate change puts most of the blame on the burning of fossil fuels.: 政府间的座谈小组把气候变迁的主要原因归咎于燃烧矿石燃料.

The fossil fuels, coal, oil and natural gas, are rapidly diminishing in supply as consumption increases.: 矿物燃料, 煤、石油和天然气, 由于消费的增加而在快速的递减着.

Increasing problems of all kinds with fossil fuel power plants turning power and utility companiesmoreandmore tOtheuseOfnuclearpoweredelectricgeneratingplants.: 矿物燃料发电厂所产生的问题日益增多,这就促使电力公司和公用事业公司越来越倾向于采用核动力发电厂.

The U.S. meanwhile sits on largely untapped fossil fuel resources, including coal, natural gas and oil.: 而美国则拥有很大程度上尚未开发的化石燃料资源, 包括煤, 天然气和石油.

This fossil is the skull of a primitive person.: 这块化石是古人类的头盖骨.

By conserving water and fossil fuels, we will be helping to protect the wildlife around ourselves.: 以节约用水、矿物燃料, 我们将协助保护野生动物的周围.

If nuclear power superseded fossil power, we would run out of uranium in 4 years.: 如果我们以核能取代所有化石能源, 铀将在4年内耗尽.

The toxins associated with Dinosaur remains are known as fossil fuels in present time.: 与恐龙残骸相关的毒素就是今天所知的化石燃料.

Paleontology the study of extinct organisms, including their fossil remains, and impressions left by them.: 古生物学:指对已经灭绝生物进行研究的学科, 包括研究它们的化石残骸以及留下的痕迹.

Nanyang tens of thousands of pieces of dinosaur egg fossil discovery shocked the world.: 数万枚南阳恐龙蛋化石群的发现震惊世界.

This ability to decentralize solar energy is something that fossil fuel burning cannot match.: 这个分散太阳能的能力是传统的燃料燃烧不能比得上的.

They had found a fossil man there.: 他们在那儿发现了一个化石人.

But, the dialect is an ancient social intercourse information to leave behind, is a phonetic fossil.: 但是, 方言是古代交际信息的遗留, 是语言的化石.

The answers may lie in a close reexamination of the fossil evidence.: 通过对化石证据的仔细反复的研究是可以得出答案的.

Too much ADB money is still channeled toward fossil fuel energy.: 亚银有太多经费投注在石化能源业.

But he cannot see how he could run his farm without cheap fossil fuels.: 但是莱特先生无法想象没有了便宜的化石燃料还怎么经营自己农场.

Can you date the fossil exactly?: 你能确定这化石的确切年代吗 ?

With the exhaustion of fossil resources the energy economy will change chemical to an electrical base.: 用尽的矿物资源,能源经济将改变从化学到电力基地.

But it also leads to a fossil fuel.: 实际上,还有一种化石燃料.

The evaluation results indicate and economic benefits of each fossil unit.: 评价结果能够反映各火力发电机组的经济效益.

The man is a fossil.: 那人是个老顽固.

Students grow organic food and use as little fossil fuels and chemicals as possible.: 学生种植有机食物并尽可能少的利用矿物燃料和化学药品.

The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.: 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。

The fossil fuels (coal and oil) are finite resources.: 化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。

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。

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。

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