单词 | petrified |
释义 | petrifiedpet‧ri‧fied /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpetrified ExamplesOrigin: 1400-1500 French pétrifier, from Greek petra ‘rock’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUSvery frightened► terrified Collocations very frightened: · He looked terrified as the plane took off.· James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child.· He dragged the terrified woman into his car. ► petrified very frightened – used especially when you are so frightened that you cannot think or move: · She’s absolutely petrified of spiders. ► scared stiff/scared to death informal very frightened: · I had to make a speech, and I was scared stiff.· She was scared to death of her father. ► in terror written if you do something in terror, you do it because you are very frightened: · People fled in terror as the building went up in flames. Longman Language Activatorfrightened of someone or something► frightened feeling very nervous and afraid of someone or something, because you think something bad is going to happen to you because of them: · Don't be frightened, it's only thunder.· Two frightened children were hiding in a corner of the room.frightened of: · A lot of people are frightened of dentists.· Are you frightened of the dark?frightened to do something: · I was frightened to move in case the branch broke.frightened of doing something: · He was frightened of making mistakes.frightened (that): · I was frightened my parents would get divorced, and wished that there was something I could do to make them happy again. · Alice kept perfectly still, frightened that the dog might attack her. ► afraid frightened: · Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you.afraid of: · He had a terrible temper and everyone was afraid of him.· It's amazing how many people are afraid of spiders.afraid (that): · Billy was afraid his aunt would punish him if he owned up.afraid to do something: · She was afraid to speak up in front of all these important people.afraid of doing something: · I didn't tell anyone, because I was afraid of being punished (=afraid I might be punished). ► scared especially spoken frightened: · The first time I went on a motorcycle I was really scared.scared of: · She's always been scared of heights.scared to do something: · I stood still, scared to move forward and scared to go back.scared of doing something: · I think they were all scared of offending him.scared (that): · I hate reading out my work in class - I'm scared that people are going to laugh at me.scared stiff/scared to death (=very scared): · When he came back he looked scared stiff, as if he'd seen a ghost. ► terrified extremely frightened: · The faces of the four terrified teenagers looked up at us.terrified of: · He's absolutely terrified of snakes.terrified to do something: · The little boy cowered behind the tree, terrified to make a sound.terrified (that): · I was terrified that my father would find out I had lied to him.absolutely terrified : · I couldn't move - I was absolutely terrified. ► petrified extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move: · She just stood there, petrified at the thought of the crowds waiting outside.absolutely petrified: · He had the gun pointed at my head. I was absolutely petrified.petrified of: · She's a very nervous dog, and she's petrified of traffic.be petrified with fear: · He was petrified with fear as I held my knife in front of him. ► panic-stricken so frightened that you cannot think clearly or behave sensibly, especially when something has suddenly frightened you: · A few seconds after the explosion the street was full of panic-stricken people, fleeing in all directions.· Mr Cottle dashed in, looking panic-stricken.· In a panic-stricken attempt to free herself from Annie's grip, she snatched the scissors off the table. ► live in fear to always be afraid of something unpleasant that is fairly likely to happen: · Until security can be assured, the people here will continue to live in fear.live in fear of something/doing something: · After leaking the secret document, Sarah lived in fear of being found out.live in fear (that): · A surgeon lives in constant fear that something will go wrong in an operation when he's feeling tired. ► scared stiff/scared out of your wits/scared to death informal extremely frightened: · You must have been scared stiff when you saw the car coming straight towards you.· Helen had to go for an interview with the school Principal -- she was scared stiff.· I knew a man was following me, and I was scared out of my wits.· Some of the prisoners were only 16 or 17, and they looked scared to death. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► petrified with fright/fear Phrases He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► petrified wood/trees etc 1extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or thinkpetrified of I’m petrified of spiders.petrified with fright/fear He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun.► see thesaurus at frightened2petrified wood/trees etc wood, trees etc that have changed into stone over a long period of time—petrify verb [transitive]
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