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单词 petrify
释义 petrify /ˈpetrɪˌfaɪ/(petrifies,petrifying,petrified)
🄰 vt.
1.(terrify)把…吓呆;使非常害怕

Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there.监狱让我害怕, 我不想去那里。

2.【地质】(into a fossil)使石化
3.(deaden)使僵化;使麻木;使丧失活力

It is feared that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives.人们担心政治僵局可能使经济丧失活力。

🄱 vi.
僵化;麻木;丧失活力

An excess of 'dramatic seriousness' would lead one to quickly petrify and become his own statue.过分的“严肃认真”会让人快速僵化, 使自己变成一尊雕像。

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