petrified
adjective
uk/ˈpet.rə.faɪd/us/ˈpet.rə.faɪd/petrifiedadjective(FRIGHTENED)
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extremelyfrightened:
吓呆的，惊呆的Istoodpetrified as the mostenormousdogI'veeverseencameboundingup to me.当我平生所见到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 petrifiedofbeing on her own in thehouseatnight.她晚上一个人在家被吓坏了。
afraid
- afraidShe was afraid of the dark.
- frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
- scaredAre you scared of spiders?
- petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall.
- terrifiedI'm terrified of flying.
- panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared.
Afraid
- afraid
- be in fear ofyourlifephrase
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlightsidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- bug out
- horror-struck
- in terror ofyourlifeidiom
- intimidated
- leaf
- nebbish
- panic
- panic-stricken
- shake
- terrified
- terror
- terror-stricken
- threatened
- unconfident
- wild-eyed
petrifiedadjective(LIKE STONE)
havingchangedto asubstancelikestone:
石化的a petrifiedtree/shell石化树／壳
literary
used todescribesomething that hasstoppedchanginganddeveloping, and oftenbelongsto the past
僵化的；丧失活力的Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- firmness
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
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