- v. 使石化；使僵化；使惊呆；石化；僵化
动变: 过去式:petrified 过去分词:petrified 现在进行时:petrifying
petrify
KK:[ˈpɛtrǝˌfaɪ] DJ:[ˈpеtrifai]
vt.
- 【地】使石化
- 使僵化，使丧失活力
- 使惊呆，把……吓呆
vi.
- 【地】石化
- 僵化，丧失活力
- 惊呆；吓呆
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
v.
(petrifies, petrifying, petrified)
- [often as adj. petrified] paralyse with fear.
- change (organic matter) into stone by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a mineral deposit.
- deprive or become deprived of vitality.
Derivative
- petrifaction n.
- petrification n.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. pétrifier, from med. L. petrificare, from L. petra ‘rock’, from Gk.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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