Ossify
[ 'ɑsɪfaɪ ]
出国 Abroad
vt.& vi. 骨化，硬化，使僵化;
💡 词根助记
oss骨头+ify...化 → 钙化，僵化
📝 例句
It is easy for the mind to ossify.
脑筋是易于僵化的。
ossify the tissue
使肌肉组织骨化
🌱 联想助记
fosill <骨头>化石，词中有 osi 骨头；当了 boss 你骨头就硬起来了；
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
ossify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [I, Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(fml 文)
1 (cause sth to) become hard like bone; change into bone （使某物）骨化; 变成骨.
2 (fml derog 文, 贬) (cause sth to) become rigid and unable to change （使某事物）僵化, 不能更动
Beliefs have ossified into rigid dogma. 信仰已僵化为不可更动的教条.
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
查看全部GRE词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
I think so. He's going to tell us tonight about the job offer.
我想是这样。他今天晚上会告诉我们关于那份工作的事。
Sightseeing
观光
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
拳击史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼尔。门多萨，他生于1764年。