petrify

vt. (非正式)使惊呆, 使吓得要死, 使发呆 vt.vi. 使石化, 使成为化石, 使变僵, 变僵硬, 使消失活力, 使僵化

发音

US /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
其它

词形变化

petrified petrifies 三单 petrifies petrifying petrifying 现在分词 petrified 过去式 petrified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To produce rigidity akin to stone.

  3. 3.

    To immobilize with fright.

  4. 4.

    To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.

    石化

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To become stony, callous, or obdurate.

    比喻 不及物
  6. 6.

    To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.

    使发呆

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

lapidify ossify rigidify

上位词 5

blunt stiffen deaden fossilise fossilize

词源

From Middle French pétrifier, from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + -ficāre, from facere (“do, make”), equivalent to petro- + -ify.

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