- 基礎釋義
- 例句
- 同義詞
- 柯林斯詞典釋義
- 英漢詞典釋義
- 英英詞典釋義
petrify
英[?petr?fa?]
美[?p?tr??fa?]
例句
同義詞
vt.
petrify的同義詞之：使嚇呆
frighten, stone, shock, become, appall, harden, horrify, stun, terrify, petrify的同義詞之：其他釋義
terrify, frighten, harden, appall, horrify, solidify, stun, shock,
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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VERB
使嚇呆；使驚呆
If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
例句
Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there.
監獄太可怕了，我不想去那里。
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V-ERG
（使）停止變化；（使）停止發展
If something such as a society or institution petrifies, or if something petrifies it, it stops changing and developing.
例句
...the fear that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives.
對政治僵局可能會使經濟發展停滯的擔心
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
使嚇呆; 使驚呆
Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me.
一想到要作講演就把我嚇壞了。
英英詞典釋義