petrifying

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

1. Once its prey enters range, the basilisk switches to its petrifying gaze attack.
   一旦其敌人进入射程，蜥怪会转而使用石化凝视攻击。

adj

1. paralyzing with terror