make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think
使惊呆,把…吓呆
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his icy controlled quietness petrified her 他那种冰冷的有克制的沉默把她吓呆了
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[as adj.
petrified ]the petrified child clung to the side of her mother .吓呆的孩子紧紧地靠着母亲。
change (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit
使变成石头,使石化。
[no obj.](of organic matter)become converted into stone or a stony substance in such a way
变成石头,石化。
〈喻〉 (使)僵化;(使)丧失活力
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[with obj.]
death merely petrifies things for those who go on living 对活下去的人而言,死亡只是使事物丧失活力
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[no obj.]
the inner life of the old system petrified .旧制度的内在生命僵化了。
"late Middle English: from French