fossilize
fossilise, v [I, Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
1 (cause sth to) become a fossil (使某物)成为化石
fossilized leaves 成为化石的叶子.
2 (fig 比喻) make (sth) or become out of date or fixed 使(某事物)(变得)过时或固定不变
old-fashioned fossilized attitudes 落後的、 固定不变的看法.
🗣️ 情景例句
You can't expect me to believe that.
你不会以为我会信以为真吧。
Mills of God grind slowly but sure.
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.