1. | 非常害怕的;恐慌的extremely frightened |
a petrified expression 惶恐的表情 | |
I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。 | |
They were petrified with fear(= so frightened that they were unable to move or think) . 他们都吓呆了。 | |
She was petrified that the police would burst in at any moment. 她感到惧怕的是警察随时都可能破门而入。 |
2. | [obn] 石化的petrified trees, insects, etc. have died and been changed into stone over a very long period of time |
a petrified forest 石化林 |