“使成化石”可以翻译为 “fossilize”(动词形式)或 “turn into/be transformed into a fossil”(短语形式)。
fossilize:直接作为动词使用,表示“使成化石;石化”。例如:The remains of ancient organisms were fossilized over millions of years.(古生物的遗骸在数百万年的时间里石化成了化石。)
turn into/be transformed into a fossil:使用短语形式,更直观地表达“转变成化石”或“被转化为化石”的意思。例如:Over time, the bones gradually turned into fossils.(随着时间的推移,这些骨头逐渐变成了化石。) 或 The organism was eventually transformed into a fossil.(这个生物最终被转化成了化石。)