transfix
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trans·fix /trænsˈfɪks/ verb [transitive] 1. to surprise, interest, frighten etc someone so much that they do not move 使〔因惊讶、入迷、害怕等而〕不能动弹，使呆住2. literaryHOLE to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon 刺穿，戳破；钉住→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
transfix• Wally was too transfixed by Sincere Number Three to notice the libel.• Lena was transfixed by the gaping trough in the road.• The cat is transfixed by this appealing sight and pounces, sinking its teeth into the prey.• I suppose we were transfixed by this, the aliveness of activities taking place even as the little boy was dying.• The sight of the fire transfixed the passersby.• These scenes transfix us as they transfixed their original viewers.Origin transfix (1500-1600) Latin past participle of transfigere, from figere “to fasten, make a hole through”trans·fix verbChineseSyllable
Corpus someone to interest, surprise, that so much frighten etc
transfix
trans‧fix /trænsˈfɪks/
verb [transitive]
2. literary to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon
trans‧fix /trænsˈfɪks/
verb [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of transfigere, from figere 'to fasten, make a hole through'
1. to surprise, interest, frighten etc someone so much that they do not moveLanguage: Latin
Origin: past participle of transfigere, from figere 'to fasten, make a hole through'
2. literary to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon