pet·ri·fied /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ adjectiveadj 1 FRIGHTENEDextremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think 吓呆的,惊呆的petrified of I’m petrified of spiders. 我非常怕蜘蛛。
petrified with fright/fear He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun. 他看到枪就吓呆了。
► see thesaurus at frightened 2. petrified wood/trees etc HEGwood, trees etc that have changed into stone over a long period of time 石化木/树等 —petrify verb [transitiveT]