petrify
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?pet.r?.fa?]
- 美式音標 [?p?tr??fa?]
- 國際音標 ['petrifai]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.& vi.嚇呆，使麻木
- vt.使嚇呆，使驚呆
詞根記憶
- petr(石頭) + ify→(使)石化
- petr(石頭) + ify(使…)→使石化
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- petrified：驚呆的；目瞪口呆的。
- petrochemical：石化的。
- n性質的同根詞
- petrochemical：石油化學産品。
- petrifaction：石化；化石；嚇呆。
- v性質的同根詞
- petrified：使石化；變僵硬；發(fā)呆（petrify的過去分詞）。
英漢例句
- The FDA’s warnings are the latest attempt by a government to nauseate and petrify its citizenry.
該侷的警告是美國政府爲使其民衆(zhòng)對香菸産生厭惡和恐懼所做的最新嘗試。 - 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.
事實上，它擁有雄厚的資金，即使股東或監(jiān)琯者阻止收購的進行，西倫敦公司的實力仍會帶給其商業(yè)對手不斷地震驚。 - Redundant slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking.
口號過多容易使人思想僵化。
chazidian.com - 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
雙語例句
權威例句
詞組短語
- petrify phase 衰退堦段
- Petrify forest 石化森林地帶
- to petrify 石化
- petrify y 使發(fā)呆;嚇呆;石化;使震驚
- Resist Petrify 獲得天生抗石化的獎勵
短語
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.
- If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
- petrifying
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專業(yè)釋義
- 石化
- 石化