[with obj.](一般作 be fossilized)preserve (an animal or plant) so that it becomes a fossil 使(动物,植物)成为化石 the hard parts of the body are readily fossilized. 身体坚硬部分容易成为化石。 [as adj. fossilized]the fossilized remains of a dinosaur. 恐龙的化石遗骸。 ■[no obj.]become a fossil 变成化石 flowers do not readily fossilize. 花朵不容易变成化石。