transfixed

UK
/trænsˈfɪkst/
US
/trænsˈfɪkst/
transfixedadjective
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Comp.
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Super.
UK
/trænsˈfɪkst/
US
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Translations
He was transfixed by the magician's performance.
Он был поражён выступлением фокусника.
She stood there, transfixed by the beauty of the sunset.
Она стояла там, заворожённая красотой заката.
Definitions
Rendered motionless with amazement, awe, or terror.
She stood transfixed by the breathtaking view of the mountains.
Pierced through with a sharp object; impaled.
The butterfly was transfixed on a pin for the display.
transfixedpast participle
UK
/trænsˈfɪkst/
US
/trænsˈfɪkst/
Functions as a past-participle adjective describing something that has been pierced or rendered motionless.
Definitions
Having been pierced, impaled, or rendered motionless by shock or awe.
He stared with a transfixed expression as the fireworks exploded overhead.
transfixverb

transfixed

Past Simple

transfixed
Past Simple
transfixed
Past Participle
transfixing
Gerund
UK
/trænsˈfɪks/
US
/trænsˈfɪks/
Translations
The magician's performance seemed to transfix the audience.
Выступление мага, казалось, поражает зрителей.
The hunter managed to transfix the deer with a single arrow.
Охотнику удалось пронзать оленя одной стрелой.
The beauty of the sunset seemed to transfix everyone on the beach.
Красота заката, казалось, заворожила всех на пляже.
Definitions
To cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.
The magician's performance seemed to transfix the audience, leaving them in awe.
To pierce with a sharp implement or weapon.
The spear was used to transfix the fish, securing it for the catch.
transfixnoun
Definitions
In linguistics, a discontinuous morpheme consisting of one or more vowels that is inserted between the consonants of a root to form different words or grammatical forms.
In Arabic, the pattern i-a produces the verb *kitab* when applied as a transfix to the root k-t-b.