lithify

v.[地](使)岩化

使成岩；使变成石

动词

1、The process of sediment becoming solid rock is called lithification.
沉积物变为坚硬岩石的过程被称为成岩作用。
2、Over millions of years, the layers of sediment lithified and formed solid rock.
经过数百万年，沉积物逐渐成岩并形成了坚硬的岩石。