petrifies

英 [ˈpetrɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈpetrɪfaɪz]

v.  使吓呆; 使惊呆; (使)石化
petrify的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使吓呆；使惊呆
  If somethingpetrifiesyou, 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。
• V-ERG （使）停止变化；（使）停止发展
  If something such as a society or institutionpetrifies, or if somethingpetrifiesit, 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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