petrifies

英 [ˈpetrɪfaɪz] 美 [ˈpetrɪfaɪz]

v.  使吓呆; 使惊呆; (使)石化
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柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 使吓呆；使惊呆
    If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
    1. Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there.
      监狱太可怕了，我不想去那里。
  2. V-ERG （使）停止变化；（使）停止发展
    If something such as a society or institution petrifies, or if something petrifies it, it stops changing and developing.
    1. ...the fear that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives.
      对政治僵局可能会使经济发展停滞的担心
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  1. Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there.
    监狱太可怕了，我不想去那里。
  2. Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me.
    一想到要作讲演就把我吓坏了。
  3. The revolving equipments are large-scale important equipments which are widely used in the petroleum petrifies, the light industry, the transportation industry and so on.
    旋转设备是石油石化、轻工业和交通运输等领域应用极为广泛的大型重要设备。
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