petrifying
v. 嚇呆,使麻木( petrify的現在分詞 ); 使嚇呆,使驚呆; 僵化
If something petrifies you, it makes you feel very frightened.
Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there.
監獄太可怕了,我不想去那裡。
If something such as a society or institution petrifies, or if something petrifies it, it stops changing and developing.
...the fear that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives.
對政治僵局可能會使經濟發展停滯的擔心
1. paralyzing with terror
I found the climb absolutely petrifying.
我覺得這次爬山太嚇人了。