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petrify
- IPA[ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ]
英式
- change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.;make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
verb: petrify, 3rd person present: petrifies, gerund or present participle: petrifying, past tense: petrified, past participle: petrified
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動詞
- 1. change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.
- 2. make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move his icy controlled quietness petrified her
- so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified: the petrified child clung to her mother
Oxford American Dictionary
- so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified: the petrified child clung to her mother
Oxford Dictionary
- a highland area in east central Arizona, noted for its agates and plant fossils, now a national ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈpetrəˌfī]
美式
- change (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original ...
Oxford American Dictionary