| 释义 |
petrify /'petnfai; 'petrs,ksi/ vt, vi (pt, pp -tied) [VP6A, 2A] (cause to) change into stone; (fig) take away power to think, feel, act, etc (through terror, surprise, etc): (使) 变为石头; (使) 石化; (喻) 使无思考、感觉、行动等能力; 使发呆 (因恐惧、惊吓等之故)： petrified with, terror. 被吓呆了。 petrifaction /ipetn'faekjn; /pctra'faekjan/ n ~ing or being petrified; petrified substance. 石化; 吓呆; 化石。 |