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他们在找化石。用英语怎么说？

他们在找化石。

They were searching for fossils.

相关词汇
they were searching for fossils

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；
例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；
例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

searching

adj. 搜索的，彻底的，锐利的；n. 搜寻，搜索，检查；v. 找寻( search的现在分词 )，搜查，探查，[医学]（用仪器）探测（外伤）；
例句
After several hours of aimless searching they were getting low on fuel.
在几个小时漫无目的的搜寻之后，他们快没燃料了。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；
例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

fossils

n. 化石( fossil的名词复数 )，老顽固，食古不化的人，老古董（老人）；
例句
Most of the other fossils come from rhynchosaurs ( parrot - beaked reptiles ).
其他大部分化石来自剪嘴龙 ( 嘴像鹦鹉的爬行动物 ).
热门例句
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
He would be able to flash a roll of greenbacks too some day.
真的,他要在这些要人名流现在吃饭的地方吃饭.
I am a dark, self - destructive, happiness - doubting, unforgivable man.
我是个阴郁, 自我 毁灭, 怀疑快乐, 不可饶恕的人.
He lived on an invalidity pension which came as a weekly giro.
他靠每周领取的作为病残养老金的直接转账救济支票过日子。
All the antiques have been authenticated and recorded.
所有的古董都已经过鉴别并进行记录。
You're joking. Are you serious?...
你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？
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He’s modelled a unicorn in wax.
他用蜡制作了一个独角兽。
The boy has a spite against me.
这个男孩对我有恶意。
A worker mopped the floor this morning.
今天早晨一个工人用拖把擦洗了地板。
We could feel the smooth texture of silk.
我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
They want their son to go into medicine.
他们要儿子从事医学工作。
She admitted having done wrong.
她承认自己做错了。
He painted this picture.
他画了这幅画。
A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
The fountain plays only at weekend.
这个喷泉仅在周末喷水。
The conference discussed, amongst other things, the problem of environmental protection.
除了其他问题以外，会上还讨论了环保问题。