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 stood petrified as the most enormous dog I've ever seen came bounding up to me.
  当我生平所见到最大的狗向我扑来的时候，我被吓得呆站在那里。
• 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。
• Petrified with fear; she was petrified by the eerie sound; too numb with fear to move.
  被恐怖惊呆了的；她被那种恐怖的声音惊呆了；被恐怖惊呆了，动不了。
• You have this child petrified.
  你把这小孩吓傻了！
• I opened the cupboard and petrified in front of it.
  我一打开橱柜就呆住了。
• 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。
• I've always been petrified of being alone
  我总是害怕孤单一人。
• Most people seem to be petrified of snakes.
  好像很多人都怕蛇。
• We thought we'd killed you! We were petrified.
  我们本以为你死了！我们都惊呆了。
• 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。