petrifying

• 形容某事物极其可怕，令人感到极度恐惧或惊骇，甚至吓得无法动弹。

Describes something that causes extreme fear or terror, making someone feel paralyzed or unable to move.

1. Paralyzing with terrorB2informal

   Causing such extreme fear that one is unable to move or act.

   吓得僵住

   • The horror movie was so petrifying that she couldn't sleep.
   • He had a petrifying experience when he got lost in the dark forest.
   • The sudden loud noise was petrifying for the small child.

   同义词alarmingappallingchillingdismayingfrighteninghorrifyingintimidatingterrifyingunnerving

   反义词calmingcomfortingreassuring

• 动词，指使人因恐惧而僵住、无法动弹，也指有机物质在自然过程中变成石头。

A verb meaning to cause someone to become paralyzed with fear, or to turn organic material into stone through a natural process.

1. Cause to become stonelike or stiffB2formal

   To make someone or something become rigid, motionless, or dazed, often due to fear or shock.

   使僵住

   • The sudden noise petrified the child, who stood frozen in place.
   • She was petrified with fear when she saw the snake.
   • The shocking news petrified the entire audience.

   同义词freezeimmobilizeparalyzestunstupefytransfix

   反义词animateenlivenloosenunfreeze

2. Change into stoneC1formal

   To turn organic matter into stone or a stony substance through a natural process.

   石化

   • Over millions of years, the fallen trees were petrified into stone.
   • The petrified wood in the desert is a popular tourist attraction.
   • Scientists study how minerals petrify ancient bones.

   同义词calcifyfossilizelapidifymineralize

3. Make rigid and conventionalC2formal

   To cause something to become fixed, rigid, or set into a conventional pattern, losing flexibility or originality.

   僵化

   • The strict rules petrified the creative process in the company.
   • Over time, the traditions became petrified and resistant to change.
   • The bureaucracy petrified the organization, making innovation impossible.

   同义词congealconventionalizefossilizehardenossifyrigidifysetsolidifystereotypestiffen

   反义词animateenlivenrevitalize