petrifying
v.
吓呆，使麻木( petrify的现在分词 );
使吓呆，使惊呆;
僵化;
例句:
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I found the climb absolutely petrifying.
我觉得这次爬山太吓人了。
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It was a petrifying but exhilarating welcome to the wilderness.
来自WSJ
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She had almost given up speech, for her voice scratched and whistled oddly in her petrifying larynx.
来自NEWYORKER