to ossify
01
骨化, 变成骨头
to harden and turn into bone
例子
Over time, the cartilage will ossify, becoming a solid bone structure.
随着时间的推移，软骨会骨化，变成坚固的骨结构。
As the child grows, the soft spots in their skull will gradually ossify.
随着孩子的成长，他们头骨中的软点会逐渐骨化。
1.1
骨化, 变成骨头
to cause something, such as a cartilage, to harden and change into bone
02
使僵化, 使固定不变
to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change
例子
They feared that the new regulations would ossify the current system beyond repair.
他们担心新规定会使现行制度僵化到无法修复的地步。
Her habits had ossified into a strict routine, leaving no room for flexibility.
她的习惯已经僵化成严格的例行公事，没有灵活性的余地。
2.1
僵化, 变得非常不灵活且反对改变
to become very inflexible and opposed to change
