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

• Most people seem to be petrified of snakes.
  好像很多人都怕蛇。
• You have this child petrified.
  你把这小孩吓傻了！
• I was petrified to see a huge rhino bearing down on me.
  看见一头大犀牛朝我冲过来我都吓坏了。
• 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。
• Something about a petrified tree stump.
  一些关于石化的树桩的事情。
• 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。
• God, these things are so old, they're petrified.
  天，这些东西太老了，都僵化了。
• The wood petrified with time.
  随着时间的推移这种木头石化了。
• We thought we'd killed you! We were petrified.
  我们本以为你死了！我们都惊呆了。
• The bird was petrified as the snake came near.
  当蛇爬近时，鸟儿惊呆了。