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petrifyGRE - 英?[?petr?fa?]
- 美?[?petr?fa?]
词态变化- 第三人称单数:?petrifies;
- 过去式:?petrified;
- 过去分词:?petrified;
- 现在分词:?petrifying;
实用场景例句To convert to a mineral substance ; petrify. 这些 矿物质 使水有毒. 互联网 英英释义Verb1. cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned;"The horror petrified his feelings" "Fear petrified her thinking" 2. change into stone;"the wood petrified with time" 3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern;"rigidify the training schedule" "ossified teaching methods" "slogans petrify our thinking"
词根词缀词根: petr =stone,表示"石头" adj.petrous 岩石的,岩石般的petr石头+ous……的→adj.岩石的,岩石般的 n.petroleum 石油petr石头+oleum表示矿物→n.石油 petrology 岩石学petr石头+ology学科→n.岩石学 v.perpetrate 做坏事;犯罪per假,坏+petr石+ate做→像石头一样顽固的做坏事→专横,做坏事 petrify 石化,僵化,吓呆petr石头+ify化→石化
同义词vt.使吓呆frightenstoneshockbecomeappallhardenhorrifystunterrify 其他释义terrifyfrightenhardenappallhorrifysolidifystunshock
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