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petrifying

/pe-truh-fahy/US // ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ) //

可怕的,惊心动魄,惊心动魄的,吓人的

Related Words

dumbfound哑然失笑,蠢蠢欲动,哑巴,哑口无言transfix转移,转变,转折,变形appall惊慌失措,惊恐万状,惊恐,惊骇astound惊愕,惊奇,惊天动地,令人震惊的是startle惊吓,惊愕,惊动,错愕astonish惊奇,令人震惊的,令人震惊,震慑daze晕眩,眩晕,晕,凝视stupefy惊呆了,惊愕,昏昏沉沉,昏昏沉沉的horrify骇人听闻,惊吓,惊恐,惊骇terrify吓唬人,惊吓,吓坏了,吓唬人的set设置,一组,一套,集harden变硬,变硬了,硬化,变硬的clarify澄清,厘清,阐明,澄明solidify固化,凝固,巩固,凝结calcify钙化,煅烧,煅炼,钙化作用mineralize矿化,矿物化,矿化了,矿产化lapidify砌块化,砌体化,砌块,砌体fossilize化石化,变成化石,化石,形成化石paralyze瘫痪,麻痹,痪,痹immobilize固定住,固定化,固定,动弹不得

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing.

    • : to convert into stone or a stony substance.
    • : to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear.
    • : to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing.

    • : to become petrified.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbmake hard
Synonyms
calcify钙化,煅烧,煅炼,钙化作用clarify澄清,厘清,阐明,澄明fossilize化石化,变成化石,化石,形成化石harden变硬,变硬了,硬化,变硬的lapidify砌块化,砌体化,砌块,砌体mineralize矿化,矿物化,矿化了,矿产化set设置,一组,一套,集solidify固化,凝固,巩固,凝结turn to stone变成石头,变为石头,变成了石头,变成石块
verbfrighten
Synonyms
appall惊慌失措,惊恐万状,惊恐,惊骇astonish惊奇,令人震惊的,令人震惊,震慑astound惊愕,惊奇,惊天动地,令人震惊的是daze晕眩,眩晕,晕,凝视dumbfound哑然失笑,蠢蠢欲动,哑巴,哑口无言horrify骇人听闻,惊吓,惊恐,惊骇startle惊吓,惊愕,惊动,错愕stupefy惊呆了,惊愕,昏昏沉沉,昏昏沉沉的terrify吓唬人,惊吓,吓坏了,吓唬人的transfix转移,转变,转折,变形alarm警报,报警,惊动,闹钟amaze惊奇,令人惊讶的是,惊艳,惊奇地发现benumb笨手笨脚,笨拙,笨拙的,笨手笨脚的chill寒冷的,寒冷,寒意,寒气confound困惑,混淆,混淆视听dismay惊愕,惊恐,惊恐不安,错愕immobilize固定住,固定化,固定,动弹不得numb哑巴,哑铃,哑谜,哑弹paralyze瘫痪,麻痹,痪,痹scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的spook幽灵,惊吓,惊魂,诡异stun眩晕,惊呆了,震惊,惊愕put chill on放冷气,寒气逼人,寒气袭人,寒气袭来scare silly吓傻了,吓傻了吧,吓傻,吓懵了scare stiff吓死人不偿命,吓死人了,吓呆了,吓死人

Examples

  • I didn't possess the capacity to petrify, which is absolutely indispensable in an academic man.

  • She had seemed to grow rooted to the ground, unable to get away; her heart, her breathing, seemed to petrify too; they hurt her.

  • E that would shine, and petrify his tutor,Should drink draught Allsopp in its "native pewter."

  • Their concepts petrify from lack of use and the constant reconstruction which growth necessitates.

  • Among ourselves worship would petrify and faith wither were it not for the tasks the church has undertaken at home and abroad.

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