化石的英文：
fossil

参考例句：

fossil remains
(动物的)化石遗体

This is a little piece of amber stones.
这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

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

embed a post in concrete;fossils embedded in shale.
把柱子嵌在水泥中；牢牢嵌在页岩中的化石。

A shiny fossil "stone" called amber is in a beautiful box.
一种名为琥珀的光彩夺目的化石在一个漂亮的盒子里。

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

The fauna in the Joli Fou consists of bivalves and arenaceous forams
乔里富组内的化石主要是双壳类和砂壳有孔虫。

archaeologists dated the fossil after much study
经过认真地研究后,考古学家们最后确定了该化石的年代。

A relict fauna and anomalously coarse grains are common in the upper few feet of some shelf sands
残余化石和异常粗的颗粒，通常出现于某些陆棚砂上部的几英尺内。

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

fossil是什么意思：
n. 化石；老顽固
adj. 化石的；陈腐的，守旧的

My father is an old fossil.
我老爸是个老顽固。

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

classification and nomenclature of spore and pollen fossil
孢粉化石的分类和命名

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。

The dating of the newfound fossils is controversial, however.
然而关于新发现化石的测定年代颇存争议。