petrify

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈpet.rə.faɪ]
• 美式音标 [ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ]
• 国际音标 ['petrifai]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt.& vi.吓呆，使麻木
• vt.使吓呆，使惊呆

词根记忆

• petr(石头) + ify→(使)石化
• petr(石头) + ify(使…)→使石化

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  petrified：惊呆的；目瞪口呆的。

  petrochemical：石化的。

• n性质的同根词

  petrochemical：石油化学产品。

  petrifaction：石化；化石；吓呆。

• v性质的同根词

  petrified：使石化；变僵硬；发呆（petrify的过去分词）。

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英汉例句

双语例句

• The FDA’s warnings are the latest attempt by a government to nauseate and petrify its citizenry.
  该局的警告是美国政府为使其民众对香烟产生厌恶和恐惧所做的最新尝试。
• It is so deep-pocketed, in fact, that even if the purchase were to be blocked by shareholders or regulators, the west London firm would continue to petrify commercial rivals.
  事实上，它拥有雄厚的资金，即使股东或监管者阻止收购的进行，西伦敦公司的实力仍会带给其商业对手不断地震惊。
• Redundant slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking.
  口号过多容易使人思想僵化。
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权威例句

• His task is to kill, or petrify, a ravening sea beast before it dines on Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), and his journey, in the company of Draco (Mads Mikkelsen) and other nerveless warriors, takes him through deserts prowled by giant scorpions.
  NEWYORKER: Clash of the Titans

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词组短语

短语

• petrify phase 衰退阶段
• Petrify forest 石化森林地带
• to petrify 石化
• petrify y 使发呆;吓呆;石化;使震惊
• Resist Petrify 获得天生抗石化的奖励

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (FRIGHTEN) to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak
• (CHANGE TO STONE) If dead things petrify, they change to a substance like stone over a long period of time.

柯林斯英英字典

• If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
• petrifying

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专业释义

能源科学技术

• 石化

地球科学

• 石化