petrify

verb

/ˈpetrɪfaɪ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they petrify	/ˈpetrɪfaɪ/ /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
he / she / it petrifies	/ˈpetrɪfaɪz/ /ˈpetrɪfaɪz/
past simple petrified	/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
past participle petrified	/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
-ing form petrifying	/ˈpetrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈpetrɪfaɪɪŋ/

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[transitive] petrify somebody to make somebody feel extremely frightened使吓呆；使惊呆 synonym terrify
- 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。
Topics Feelingsc2
[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.