| 词组 | fossil |
| 释义 | 1． 常用作可数名词: A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock. These are fossils of shellfish. 2． fossil fuel 可作可数和不可数名词: Most of the energy sources used in our current technology are fossil fuels. ( 可数) Fossil fuel is fuel such as coal or oil. ( 不可数) foster，adoptive，adopted 3 词都可表示“收养的”。 1． foster 可有两种形式，前缀 foster- 和 foster，它们一般只用来修饰名词: foster-parents a foster-child a foster-daughter a foster child her foster mother foster families a foster home 2． foster 所指的“收养”，只包含“收养一段时间，并不在法律上建立收养关系”: Little Tom is placed with foster parents. ( 可以指“暂时寄居在养父母那里”) Foster parents are not required to guarantee the safety of their foster children. 3． adoptive 是指经过法律程序“收养”，只能用在名词前: her adoptive parents ( 不能说 The girl is adoptive. ) 4． adopted 也是指“合法收养”，它可以用来修饰名词，也可以作表语用: They are adopted children. The dilemma involved a child who had just learned by accident that it was adopted. 5． adopter 是“收养人”，adoptee 是 “被收养人”。 |
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