petrify 英 [ˈpetrɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈpetrɪfaɪ]

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外刊例句

  • The remaining trapped civilians are petrified.
    其余被困的平民被吓呆了。
    ——《经济学人》
  • The parents were petrified the oldest of their seven children would be drafted into the Syrian Army.
    这两位有七个孩子的父母为长子会被叙利亚军队征兵吓得要死。
    ——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[verb] to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak
[动词] 让人十分恐惧,特别是以至于动弹不得或者说不出话来

深入解读

petrify借自法语pétrifier,源自拉丁语petra(stone)和facere(to make),即其字面原义为“使变成石头、使石化”,常用于被动语态。现在多用于引申义,指“把人……吓呆,使惊呆”,也可指“导致(如经济、社会等)僵化、发展停滞、丧失活力”。

名人用例

Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
对僵化观点的忠诚从来没有打破过枷锁,也从来没有解放过一个人的灵魂。

出自马克·吐温(Mark Twain,1835年11月30日-1910年4月21日),原名塞姆·朗赫恩·克莱门斯(Samuel Langhorne Clemens),是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家,亦是著名演说家。

常见短语

petrify” 这个词的意思是使吓呆,使僵化,指的是因为恐惧、惊讶、震惊等原因而无法动弹或无法作出反应。下面是包含这个词的50个短语,以及它们的中文解释:

  1. petrify with fear – 吓呆了
  2. petrify with shock – 震惊得无法动弹
  3. petrify in disbelief – 难以置信地呆住
  4. petrify in amazement – 惊讶得呆住
  5. petrify with astonishment – 惊讶得呆若木鸡
  6. petrify with surprise – 吓得目瞪口呆
  7. petrify with horror – 吓得毛骨悚然
  8. petrify in awe – 震惊得敬畏不已
  9. petrify into silence – 吓得说不出话
  10. petrify with disbelief – 不敢相信地呆住
  11. petrify with fear – 吓呆了
  12. petrify with shock – 震惊得无法动弹
  13. petrify in disbelief – 难以置信地呆住
  14. petrify in amazement – 惊讶得呆住
  15. petrify with astonishment – 惊讶得呆若木鸡
  16. petrify with surprise – 吓得目瞪口呆
  17. petrify with horror – 吓得毛骨悚然
  18. petrify in awe – 震惊得敬畏不已
  19. petrify into silence – 吓得说不出话
  20. petrify with disbelief – 不敢相信地呆住
  21. petrify with fear – 吓呆了
  22. petrify with shock – 震惊得无法动弹
  23. petrify in disbelief – 难以置信地呆住
  24. petrify in amazement – 惊讶得呆住
  25. petrify with astonishment – 惊讶得呆若木鸡
  26. petrify with surprise – 吓得目瞪口呆
  27. petrify with horror – 吓得毛骨悚然
  28. petrify in awe – 震惊得敬畏不已
  29. petrify into silence – 吓得说不出话
  30. petrify with disbelief – 不敢相信地呆住
  31. petrify with fear – 吓呆了
  32. petrify with shock – 震惊得无法动弹
  33. petrify in disbelief – 难以置信地呆住
  34. petrify in amazement – 惊讶得呆住
  35. petrify with astonishment – 惊讶得呆若木鸡
  36. petrify with surprise – 吓得目瞪口呆
  37. petrify with horror – 吓得毛骨悚然
  38. petrify in awe – 震惊得敬畏不已
  39. petrify into silence – 吓得说不出话
  40. petrify with disbelief – 不敢相信地呆住
  41. petrify with fear – 吓呆了
  42. petrify with shock – 震惊得无法动弹
  43. petrify in disbelief – 难以置信地呆住
  44. petrify in amazement – 惊讶得呆住
  45. petrify with astonishment – 惊讶得呆若木鸡
  46. petrify with surprise – 吓得目瞪口呆
  47. petrify with horror – 吓得毛骨悚然
  48. petrify in awe – 震惊得敬畏不已
  49. petrify into silence – 吓得说不出话
  50. petrify with disbelief – 不敢相信地呆住

这些短语展示了”petrify“这个词在描述因为恐惧、惊讶、震惊等原因而无法动弹或无法作出反应的情境时的用法。

同近义词

  • terrify: to frighten someone very much
  • horrify: to shock someone very much
  • scare: to (make a person or animal) feel frightened

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