| 单词 | transfix |
| 释义 | transfixWord family verbtransfixnountransfixion trans·fix /trænsˈfɪks/ verb [transitiveT] 1. to surprise, interest, frighten etc someone so much that they do not move 使〔因惊讶、入迷、害怕等而〕不能动弹，使呆住 2. literaryHOLE to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon 刺穿，戳破；钉住 Examples from the Corpus transfix• Wally was too transfixed by Sincere Number Three to notice the libel.• Lena was transfixed by the gaping trough in the road.• The cat is transfixed by this appealing sight and pounces, sinking its teeth into the prey.• I suppose we were transfixed by this, the aliveness of activities taking place even as the little boy was dying.• The sight of the fire transfixed the passersby.• These scenes transfix us as they transfixed their original viewers. (1500-1600) Latin past participle of transfigere, from figere “to fasten, make a hole through” |
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