petrified

pet·ri·fied /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ adjectiveadj

1 FRIGHTENEDextremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think 嚇呆的，驚呆的

petrified of

I’m petrified of spiders.

我非常怕蜘蛛。

petrified with fright/fear

He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun.

他看到槍就嚇呆了。

► see thesaurus at frightened

2. petrified wood/trees etc HEGwood, trees etc that have changed into stone over a long period of time 石化木/樹等

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petrified wood/trees etc• Their L-shaped living rooms were graced by open fireplaces, with the latest shapes in petrified wood adorning the mantelpieces.• It may be more similar to the way that petrified wood is created.• Books and posters, shirts and sweatshirts and pounds of petrified wood spilled from the storage areas.• It moved aside the earth and found the petrified wood that was the heart in the forest.

—petrify verb [transitiveT]

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petrified• He had the gun pointed at my head. I was absolutely petrified.• As I say, I was petrified!• Sitting in the rear, maybe it had felt worse, but I'd been petrified.• She just stood there, petrified at the thought of the crowds waiting outside.• I used to be petrified of these dragons, even though I knew they probably didn't exist.• She's a very nervous dog, and she's petrified of traffic.• Firemen secured the bus with ropes to stop it tumbling over the edge before escorting the petrified passengers to safety.• There's no need to look like a petrified rabbit.• He was petrified with fear as I held my knife in front of him.• Their L-shaped living rooms were graced by open fireplaces, with the latest shapes in petrified wood adorning the mantelpieces.• It moved aside the earth and found the petrified wood that was the heart in the forest.

petrified of• Aren't you petrified of earthquakes?

Origin petrified

(1400-1500) French pétrifier, from Greek petra “rock”

pet·ri·fied adjectiveadj

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