transfix
/trænsˈfɪks/verb
with obj.
1
- (一般作be transfixed)cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment使目瞪口呆, 使呆若木鸡, 使呆住:
he was transfixed by the pain in her face
他被她脸上的痛苦表情给惊呆了
she stared at him, transfixed.
她怔怔地凝视着他。
2
- pierce with a sharp implement or weapon(用锋利器具、武器)刺穿:
a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl.
一只田鼠被猫头鹰弧形利爪刺穿了。
派生词
transfixion
noun词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin transfix- 'pierced through', from the verb transfigere, from trans- 'across' + figere 'fix, fasten'.