| 单词 | petrification |
| 例句 | What lay ahead of me was worse than petrification. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Yet the canonization of so-called experimental films in universities is precisely the reason both for these films’ endurance and for their petrification. Jonas Mekas, Champion of the “Poetic” Cinema 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z When Anthony Perkins starts slashing at the curtain, I think my entire body was frozen in petrification. The film that changed my life: Stephen Woolley 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z “With the petrification of a new normal involving tariffs and protectionism,” he said, “that’s the definition of the end of the world order.” In Trump, some fear the end of the world order 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “I saw hearts beating and shaking hands and - petrification - would that be a word? Guys so scared. And I saw exhilaration and I saw more smiles - I never knew smiles could stay on that long.” Team bonding: Virginia’s Mendenhall hosts team at his ranch 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Just as those earlier gods failed, Lemann suggests, Google is inexorably succumbing the petrification of bureaucracy, age and size. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z He did not perceive that instant terror of petrification; for it happened he did not even glance in their direction. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Also some bones, really human, have been found petrified in situations in which petrification has gone on in recent times, and is still going on. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z While wandering through the valley of the Clearwater and the adjacent hills, I was much struck with the wonders of petrification. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z On the lifeboat for those first seconds a silence of petrification reigned. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The myth has tantalizing hints for the dilemmas of modern management coping with the twin challenges of petrification and transformation. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z But with partisanship pushing the Senate toward petrification, some newcomers are seeking fundamental changes in the way the Senate operates. New Senators Want to Change Senate's System 2010-08-20T00:00:00Z He explained this replacement process in very much the same way that we now suggest the explanation of various processes of petrification. Catholic Churchmen in Science That country abounds in fine specimens of petrification. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z As they twirled this way and that in their sinful gyrations, the doom of petrification descended on them, as it did on the merry-makers of old when Perseus dangled the Gorgon's head aloft. Beggars on Horseback If we look at our goal directly, we may succumb to petrification. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Thereafter came the deluge of decadence or petrification. Cathedrals of Spain "The moment there is fixation, petrification and death ensue." Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures One day the Major met a company of miners, and related to them the wonderful specimens of petrification seen by him that day. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z If Frederick Augustus had suddenly become Mrs. Lot he wouldn't have been more conspicuous for utter petrification and silence. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess But the wrong structures can lead to petrification. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z To destroy the Ezofowichs would mean to destroy the stream which flowed into the future, striving with that other stream which strove to congeal into ice—into the petrification of the past. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story When she departed, as she did in a state bordering on petrification, he came forward to the bedside. Theo A Sprightly Love Story He would be freed, for ever, from the petrification of the grey, cramping little city. The Rough Road The mistake lies in wishing to escape from it by a petrification of our joys. Days Off And Other Digressions It’s finding a structure that leads to growth and transformation, not petrification. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Well, people are satisfied with this petrification, they accommodate themselves to it, make the most of it, conduct business on it, and live as usual. Napoleon the Little Everything that appeared on the surface of the times contributed its mite toward the spiritual petrification of the masses. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Only the petrification of absolute astonishment, and wonder as to what would happen next, took her off her guard for the moment and prevented her from ousting the young lady from the premises instantly. The Witness Here I would beg leave to call the attention of philosophers to this observation of a naturalist who explains all petrification, and the consolidation of strata by aqueous infiltration. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) In the current issue of The New Yorker In an article entitled “When G.M. Was Google,”Nicholas Lemann argues that Google is now succumbing the petrification of bureaucracy. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z To render the scene still more imposing, remarkable volcanic deposits, wonderful boiling springs, jets of heated vapor, large collections of sulphur, immense rocks and petrifications abound in great profusion in this immediate vicinity. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park I shall accept involution, petrification of the sutures and limitation with good grace. Youth and Egolatry This process of the petrification of a woman's heart, slow or rapid as it may be, is always interesting,—if the woman is endowed in the first place with the power to feel. Together This subject deserves the strictest attention; I propose it as a touchstone for every theory of petrification or perfect consolidation. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) From some peaks they caught glimpses of other towns that had fallen under the strange spell of the petrification. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds Yellowish cavernous strata, with cavities from three to four inches in diameter, alternate with strata altogether compact,* and poorer in petrifications. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 History of the discovery on October 16, 1869, of an image of stone, the same being a perfectly formed and well developed man, descriptions of the petrification, with the opinions of scientific men thereon. The American Goliah As we ascended the hill again we found the petrification scattered all over the ground; they were composed chiefly of palms and pines; and most interesting they were. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II Therefore, a general theory of petrification or consolidation of mineral bodies must explain this distinct fact, and not suffer it any longer to remain a lusus naturae. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) When she saw him, in fatalistic reverie, going about ten years hence attached to the body of this petrification, she was almost disposed to abandon the pair, to let them take their wretched chance. The Path of a Star Only after Andrea had clearly thought about all of this, with the cold clairvoyance which comes upon people in all decisive hours when all comfort disappears, the petrification of his body receded. Andrea Delfin If he were drowned, or if he lay down on the surface of the earth to die, the flesh would have decayed and dropped from his bones without petrification. The American Goliah There is another famous petrification in the Iliad. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 But this is only an imperfect or erroneous representation of this subject; for, mortar does not become hard upon the principle of petrification adopted by our author. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) They were kind towards me and made every attempt to lift me out of the state of internal petrification I was in, but in vain. My Life and My Efforts What's more, the formation of coal—in other words, the petrification of forests swallowed by floods—and the cooling of basaltic rocks likewise call for a much longer period of time. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea If he were petrified in his present locality, we ought to find other petrifications in its immediate neighborhood, whereas all the twigs and branches which covered and surrounded him are free from the slightest encrustation. The American Goliah |
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