| 释义 |
pet·ri·fy /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. [常用被动语态]使变成石头，使石化
Objects left by tourists had been petrified by the action of chemicals in the water. 游客们丢下的东西因受水中化学物质的作用而石化了。
2. 使僵化；使丧失活力
Militarism petrified the social order. 军国主义使社会秩序僵化了。
3. 把…吓呆，使惊呆
The warning whistle petrified him. 警报声把他吓呆了。
The poor child was petrified with fear. 那可怜的孩子吓呆了。
If I hadn't been alone I wouldn't have been nearly so petrified. 我要不是单身一人的话，也不会吓成这种样子的。
❷ vi.
1. 变成石头，石化
The cement petrified. 水泥石化了。
2. 僵化，丧失活力
Civilization is not to wither or petrify. 文明不会消亡，不会僵死。
3. 吓呆，惊呆；变呆
petrify with grief 悲痛欲绝
[< Fr pétrifier < Gr petra stone, rock¹]pe·trif·i·cantpɪˈtrɪfɪkənt a. |