petrified的意思|示意
adj. 惊呆的,目瞪口呆的
v. 使吓呆，使惊呆,变僵硬,使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)
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petrified的用法详解
英语单词petrified的用法讲解
Petrified是一个形容词，可以用来形容人或物被吓坏了或惊恐的状态。它的字面意义是“石化”的，来自于 Latin petrificare，“使成石”。
这个词通常用于描述人类的感觉和情绪，比如说“我害怕得不敢移动，直到我整个人都被吓得像石头一样 (I was petrified and couldn't move until I was frozen like a statue)”或是“看到那个巨型蜘蛛我完全petrified (I was completely petrified when I saw the giant spider)”。
除了描述人类的感觉，petrified也可以用来形容化石(fossil)。化石通常是由古生物 (fossilized remains) 形成的，它们被保存在地下很长一段时间，并且逐渐转化成了石头。
总的来说，petrified 表示被惊恐，惊吓，或是变成了化石。
petrified相关短语
1、 petrified wood 木化石，硅化木
petrified相关例句
I've always been petrified of being alone.
我总是非常害怕独处。
The bird was petrified as the snake came near.
当蛇爬近时,鸟儿惊呆了.
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I'm petrified of snakes.
我特别怕蛇。
The Fosters petrified for two minutes.
福斯脱夫妇呆若木鸡地坐了两分来钟.
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I was petrified to see a huge animal bearing down on me.
看见一头巨大的动物朝我冲来,我都吓呆了.
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The old lady stood petrified with astonishment, peering over her glasses; Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.
老太太站在那儿吓呆了，目光越过眼镜向外瞪着；汤姆却躺在地板上笑得喘不上气。
In that incredible, in that unprecedented uproar, the ministers sat petrified.
大臣们在那一阵不可思议, 前所未有的喧闹声中, 正襟危坐、呆若木鸡.
辞典例句
Could any heart become quite petrified?
难道任何一颗心都会变成麻木不仁的 么 ?
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