1VERB 使嚇呆;使驚呆 If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened. 使嚇呆;使驚呆
Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. [VERB noun]
監獄太可怕了,我不想去那裏。
petrifying
I found the climb absolutely petrifying.
我覺得這次爬山太嚇人了。
2V-ERG (使)停止變化;(使)停止發展 If something such as a society or institution petrifies, or if something petrifies it, it stops changing and developing. (使)停止變化;(使)停止發展 [formal] [Also VERB]
...the fear that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives. [VERB noun]