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    petrify /ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ/ (petrifying,petrified,petrifies)

  • 1. V-T If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened. 使非常害怕

    Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. 監獄令我十分害怕，我不想去那兒。

  • 2. petrifyingADJ

    I found the climb absolutely petrifying. 我覺得這次爬山太嚇人了。

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剑桥词典

    petrify verb (FRIGHTEN)

    [ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
    to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak
    把…嚇呆，使驚呆
    I think you petrified poor Frazer - he never said a word the whole time you were here. 我想你把可憐的弗雷澤嚇呆了，你在的時候他一句話也沒說。

    petrify verb (CHANGE TO STONE)

    [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]   geology   specialized
    If dead things petrify, they change to a substance like stone over a long period of time .
    變成石樣物，石化 返回 petrify