Petrify
[ 'pɛtrɪfaɪ ]
辅助 Assistant
vt.& vi. 吓呆，使麻木;
vt. 使吓呆，使惊呆;
💡 词根助记
petri石+fy使…化 → 使石化
📝 例句
To convert to a mineral substance;petrify.
使成矿使转化为矿物质；使石化
🌱 联想助记
【记】pet-宠物,ri-拼音“日”,fy-拼音“法院”:宠物在日光下来到了法院,大家看到都惊呆了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
petrify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) make sb unable to think, move, act, etc because of fear, surprise, etc 使某人惊呆或吓呆
The idea of making a speech in public petrified him. 一想到要在大庭广众面前讲演, 他就紧张得不知所措.
I was absolutely petrified (with fear). 我完全吓傻了.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) change into stone （使某物）石化.
🔁 扩展释义
vt. (非正式)使惊呆, 使吓得要死, 使发呆vt.vi. 使石化, 使成为化石, 使变僵, 变僵硬, 使消失活力, 使僵化
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Where's the elevator?
电梯在哪儿？
Is there any earlier one?
还有更早一点的吗？
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为1851年的“世界博览会”而建在海德公园的。