These plates increase the length of your bones through proliferation of ossifying cells we call chondrocytes.

这些骨骺板通过骨化细胞的增殖增加骨骼的长度，我们称之为软骨细胞。

As both Mr Keohane and Mr Yates emphasise, in Britain and America political divisions have ossified into tribal ones.

正如基奥恩和耶茨所强调的那样，在英国和美国，政治分歧已经僵化为部落分歧。

Your eggs are almost as ossified as mine.

你的卵子和我的差不多老。

Life ossified his face ostensible , but not his heart.

表面上，生活硬化了他的脸，但没有硬化他的心。

It’s said to be completely ossified, meaning that it’s fully hardened bone.

据说它是完全骨化的， 这意味着它是完全硬化的骨头。

These are known as ossified tendons and they helped support the tail.

这些被称为骨化肌腱，它们有助于支撑尾巴。

And all of the cats that have a completely ossified hyoid can purr, but don’t roar.

所有舌骨完全骨化的猫都可以发出咕噜声， 但不会吼叫。

No sensible diner, and no real food-lover, should fret over ossified customs and categories or reject innovation.

任何理智的用餐者和真正的美食爱好者都不应为僵化的习俗和类别烦恼或拒绝创新。

Because you don't need a fully ossified skeleton if you spend most of your time in the water.

因为如果你大部分时间都在水中，就不需要完全僵化的骨骼。

There is a risk that over time a firm's social capital erodes, creativity flags, hierarchies ossify and team spirit fades, as Mr Hastings fears.

这样下去，企业会逐渐面临社会资本被侵蚀、创造力流失、层级僵化和团队精神淡化的风险，这也正是哈斯廷斯所担心的。