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单词 petrify
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petrify

​verb
UK /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypetrify
he/she/itpetrifies
present participlepetrifying
past tensepetrified
past participlepetrified
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 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. 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/theypetrify
he/she/itpetrifies
present participlepetrifying
past tensepetrified
past participlepetrified
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 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. 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. 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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