petrifying是什么意思？

petrifying

• v. 吓呆，使麻木( petrify的现在分词 )，使吓呆，使惊呆，僵化；

例句

• I found the climb absolutely petrifying. 我觉得这次爬山太吓人了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使吓呆；使惊呆
  If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
  例句
  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 institution petrifies, or if something petrifies it, it stops changing and developing.
  例句
  ...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

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. paralyzing with terror