petrified

英 [ˈpetrɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈpetrɪfaɪd]

adj.  非常害怕; 恐慌的; 石化的
v.  使吓呆; 使惊呆; (使)石化
petrify的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：petrified　过去式：petrified　

BNC.14294 / COCA.15020

牛津词典

adj.

• 非常害怕；恐慌的
  extremely frightened
  1. a petrified expression
     惶恐的表情
  2. I'm petrified of snakes.
     我特别怕蛇。
  3. They were petrified with fear (= so frightened that they were unable to move or think) .
     他们都吓呆了。
• 石化的
  petrified trees, insects, etc. have died and been changed into stone over a very long period of time
  1. a petrified forest
     石化林

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 非常害怕的；吓呆的
  If you arepetrified, you are extremely frightened, perhaps so frightened that you cannot think or move.
  1. I've always been petrified of being alone...
     我总是害怕孤单一人。
  2. Most people seem to be petrified of snakes.
     好像很多人都怕蛇。
• ADJ （动植物）石化的
  Apetrifiedplant or animal has died and has gradually turned into stone.
  1. ...a block of petrified wood.
     一块木化石

双语例句

• I was absolutely petrified with fear.
  我完全吓傻了。
• The whole herd was there so I stopped the car and it was petrified.
  整个牛群在那里，所以我停下车，它是僵化。
• There was a terrible car accident in1997, many people died and a lot of witnesses were petrified.
  在1997年的那场严重的交通意外中很多人丧生，许多目击者都惊呆了。
• SM: I often have the impression that nature is petrified.
  穆：我常有一种感觉，自然已经被风化了。
• We thought we'd killed you! We were petrified.
  我们本以为你死了！我们都惊呆了。
• I am petrified to see a huge animal bearing down on me.
  看见一头巨大的动物朝我冲来，我都吓呆了。
• Except that I think I'm still a little too petrified to laugh.
  只是我吓傻了，恐怕笑不出来。
• Most people seem to be petrified of snakes.
  好像很多人都怕蛇。
• I am about to leave a relationship that isn't broken, and I'm petrified.
  我和一个男人的关系虽然还没结束，却想抽身退出，为此我感到惶恐不安。
• Across the borders that divide forests of stone standing petrified.
  横跨划分石头森林站立石化的疆界。