petrify

🇺🇸 /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
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verb
R

to scare someone very much

The thought of public speaking petrified him.

公开演讲的念头让他感到非常害怕。

R

to become as hard as stone

Over time, the wood petrified and turned into fossil.

随着时间的推移,木头变成了化石。

translation

v. 使极度惊恐, 石化

词形变化

3rd Present petrifies
Past petrified
Perfect petrified
Progressive petrifying