petrified ['pet.rə.faɪd] adjective FRIGHTENED 惊吓的 ■extremely frightened 吓呆的,惊呆的•I stood petrified as the most enormous dog I've ever seen came bounding up to me.当我平生所见的最大的一只狗向我扑来的时候,我吓得呆在那里一动不动。 •She's petrified of being on her own in the house at night.她晚上一个人在家被吓坏了。 ['pet.rə.faɪd] adjective CHANGED TO STONE 石化的 ■having changed to a substance like stone 石化的•a petrified tree/shell石化树/壳 literary ■describes something that has stopped changing and developing, and often belongs to the past 僵化的;丧失活力的 |