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