petrify

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英[ˈpetrɪfaɪ]

美[ˈpetrɪfaɪ]

基本意思释义

vt.& vi.吓呆，使麻木

vt.使吓呆，使惊呆

词性变化

第三人称单数:petrifies;

过去式:petrified;

过去分词:petrified;

现在分词:petrifying;

短语及实用例句

To convert to a mineral substance ; petrify.

这些 矿物质 使水有毒.

英英释义

Verb

1. cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned;

\"The horror petrified his feelings\"

\"Fear petrified her thinking\"

2. change into stone;

\"the wood petrified with time\"

3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern;

\"rigidify the training schedule\"

\"ossified teaching methods\"

\"slogans petrify our thinking\"