1
be transfixed by sth
常用于被动，表示被某事物惊呆或吸引而动弹不得。
She was transfixed by the sudden flash of lightning.
她被突然的闪电惊得呆住了。
使惊呆；使怔住
transfixed — past of transfix
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使惊呆；使怔住
to make someone unable to move because they are filled with terror, amazement, or awe
She was transfixed by the sudden flash of lightning.
她被突然的闪电惊得呆住了。
因恐惧、惊讶或敬畏而使人呆住。
To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
用尖锐的武器刺穿。
To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
固定或刺穿。
To fix or impale.
transfix
Base
原形
transfixes
3rd person
第三人称单数
transfixing
-ing
现在分词
transfixed
Past
过去式
transfixed
Past participle
过去分词
The sight transfixes her with fear.
这景象使她因恐惧而呆住。
The arrow transfixed the target.
箭刺穿了目标。
The audience is transfixing on the performance.
观众正全神贯注于表演。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The audience was transfixed by the magician's final trick.
观众被魔术师的最后戏法惊得目瞪口呆。
The beauty of the landscape transfixes every visitor to the valley.
山谷景色的美丽让每一位到访的游客都怔住了。
A good thriller can transfix viewers for the entire running time.
一部好的惊悚片可以让观众从头到尾都看得入神。
常用于被动，表示被某事物惊呆或吸引而动弹不得。
She was transfixed by the sudden flash of lightning.
她被突然的闪电惊得呆住了。
后接表示情感的名词，如fear, shock等。
He was transfixed with fear when he saw the snake.
他看到蛇时吓得呆住了。
主动用法，原意为‘刺穿’，现代英语中多用被动表‘使呆住’。
The hunter transfixed the deer with a spear.
猎人用长矛刺穿了鹿。
Not this
The sudden noise transfixed me.
Use this
I was transfixed by the sudden noise.
transfix 作为及物动词常用于被动结构（be transfixed by/with），表示‘被吓呆’；主动形式较少且多用于字面‘刺穿’意义，但学习者常将其误用作主动及物动词表示‘使呆住’。
Not this
She transfixed with the beautiful view.
Use this
She was transfixed by the beautiful view.
误用介词搭配：表示‘因…而呆住’时，被动结构后应接介词 by（表施动者）或 with（表原因），不可直接使用介词 with 或省略 be 动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
被某物惊呆；因某事物而发愣
She was transfixed by the beautiful sunset.
她看着美丽的日落，完全呆住了。
一动不动地站着；目瞪口呆地站着
He stood transfixed when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息时，呆呆地站着。
因恐惧而呆住；吓得发愣
The child was transfixed with fear.
那个孩子吓得呆住了。
定在原地；动弹不得
She was transfixed in place, unable to move.
她定在原地，动弹不得。
目瞪口呆地盯着看
They stared transfixed at the accident scene.
他们目瞪口呆地盯着事故现场。
被长矛刺穿
The soldier was transfixed by a spear.
那名士兵被长矛刺穿了。
呆立原地；因震惊或惊讶而动弹不得
She stood transfixed to the spot when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她呆立原地，动弹不得。
因恐惧而呆住
The rabbit was transfixed with fear in the headlights.
兔子在车灯前因恐惧而呆住了。
因惊奇而看得入神
The children were transfixed in wonder by the magician's performance.
孩子们被魔术师的表演惊奇得看得入神。
Use transfixed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一支箭“trans”（穿过）并“fix”（固定）住目标：被刺穿的人惊呆不动，既可表“刺穿”也可表“使呆住”。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary texts、formal writing、historical descriptions transfix 通常用于正式或文学性书面语境，多用来描述因震惊、恐惧或敬畏而呆住，也见于“刺穿、钉住”的历史或文学描写。日常口语中较少使用。
通常用于被动语态，后接by或at。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.