Petrified Meaning in English
word · lemma: petrify
/ˈpɛtɹəˌfaɪd/
PET-ruh-fyd
/pˈɛtɹɪfˌaɪd/
PET-ri-fyd
التعريف
So frightened that you cannot move or think; can also mean turned into stone by a natural process.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Mostly used to describe extreme fear ('petrified of spiders'). Less commonly, refers literally to turning into stone (especially in science or fantasy contexts). Very strong emotion, more intense than 'scared' or 'afraid'. Not informal or slang.
Spanish: petrificado - aterrorizadoPortuguese (BR): petrificado - apavoradoPortuguese (PT): petrificado - aterrorizadoChinese (Simplified): 石化的 - 吓呆的Chinese (Traditional): 石化的 - 嚇呆的Hindi: काठ हो जाना - बेहद डरा हुआArabic: متحجر - مذعورBengali: অচল (ভয়ে) - পাথরে পরিণত (বিজ্ঞানে)Russian: оцепеневший (от страха) - окаменевшийJapanese: 恐怖で動けない - 石化したVietnamese: hoảng sợ tê liệt - hóa đáKorean: 겁에 질려 움직이지 못하는 - 석화된Turkish: dehşete kapılmış - taşlaşmışUrdu: سخت خوفزدہ - پتھر کا بنا ہواIndonesian: sangat ketakutan - membatu
جمل نموذجية
He stood petrified when he saw the bear.
basic
The movie was so scary it left me petrified for hours.
natural
I was petrified during the thunderstorm.
basic
She is petrified of snakes.
basic
I was petrified when my boss called me into the office unexpectedly.
natural
The park has petrified trees that are millions of years old.
natural