to petrify
01
吓呆, 使因恐惧而僵住
to make someone so frightened that they cannot move or speak
Transitive: to petrify sb
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
petrify
第三人称单数
petrifies
现在分词
petrifying
一般过去时
petrified
过去分词
petrified
例子
The sudden appearance of the ghostly figure in the dark forest petrified the hikers.
黑暗森林中幽灵般的身影突然出现，吓呆了徒步旅行者。
02
石化, 变成石头
to change organic material into stone or a stone-like substance
Transitive: to petrify organic material
例子
Over millennia, the tree trunk was petrified, preserving its details in rock form.
几千年来，树干被石化，以岩石的形式保存了它的细节。
03
使石化, 使瘫痪
to make something immobile, inactive, or unable to function
Transitive: to petrify sth
例子
Tradition can sometimes petrify a society, preventing it from embracing new ideas.
传统有时会使社会僵化，阻碍其接受新思想。
词汇树
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petrifying
petrify
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