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单词
petrify
释义
petrify
verb
UK
/
ˈpetrɪfaɪ
/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
petrify
he/she/it
petrifies
present participle
petrifying
past tense
petrified
past participle
petrified
DEFINITIONS
2
1
transitive
to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do
Your
father
really
petrifies
me.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
2
intransitive/transitive
to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way
Synonyms and related words
To change consistency - general words
atomise
atomize
bake
derived word
petrifying
adjective
Synonyms and related words
Making you feel afraid
frightening
scary
alarming
petrify
verb
US
/
ˈpetrɪˌfaɪ
/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
petrify
he/she/it
petrifies
present participle
petrifying
past tense
petrified
past participle
petrified
DEFINITIONS
3
1
transitive
to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do
Your
father
really
petrifies
me.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
2
intransitive/transitive
to change a dead plant or animal gradually into stone, or to be changed in this way
Synonyms and related words
To change consistency - general words
atomize
bake
boil
3
intransitive
to stop developing or to stop something from developing
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
cut into
shut off
kill
derived word
petrifying
adjective
Synonyms and related words
Making you feel afraid
frightening
scary
alarming
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for one reason or another
for one thing
for one thing...(for another thing)
for openers
for pity’s sake
for-profit
for real
for reasons best known to himself/herself etc
for reasons best known to himself/herself etc.
for reasons of economy/safety/security etc
for reasons of economy/safety/security etc.
forsake
forsaken
for sale
for services rendered
for some obscure reason
for someone’s consumption
for someone’s information
for someone’s liking
for someone’s part
for some reason
for some time
forsook
forsooth
for starters
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