petrify
verb- [transitive] petrify somebody
to make somebody feel extremely frightened 使吓呆；使惊呆 Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me. 一想到演讲，我就害怕。 His icy stare petrified her. 他冰冷的目光吓呆了她。
- [intransitive, transitive] petrify (something)
to change or to make something change into a substance like stone （使）石化
Word Originlate Middle English: from French pétrifier, from medieval Latin petrificare, from Latin petra ‘rock’, from Greek.