| 单词 | panic |
| 释义 | panic (pænɪk ) Word forms: panics , panicking , panicked 1. variable noun B2 Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population. I phoned the doctor in a panic, worried about the pain in my chest. Synonyms: fear, alarm, horror, terror 2. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] B2 Panic or a panic is a situation in which people are affected by a strong feeling of anxiety. There was a moment of panic in Britain as it became clear just how vulnerable the nation was. I'm in a panic about getting everything done in time. [+ about] The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol. 3. verb B2 If you panic or if someone panics you, you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefully. Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded. [VERB] The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her. [VERB noun] He will not be panicked into a hasty decision. [be VERB-ed + into] Synonyms: go to pieces, overreact, become hysterical, have kittens [informal] Collocations: blind panic It looked for all the world as if this horse was going to go into blind panic but the jockey just leant forward, kept stroking and patting its neck and talking to it. The Sun (2012) The following few days were a mixture of blind panic and waiting and hoping to hear that actually this was just a clerical error. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I was in a blind panic and my reaction was to run away. The Sun (2009) The look on her face was complete panic. The Sun We went on deck and there was smoke and flames coming from one direction and there was just complete panic. Times, Sunday Times I was in a complete panic when the milkman called. The Sun He was out of breath and looked in a complete panic. The Sun Whenever a cross was floated deep, there was complete panic. Times, Sunday Times Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too. Times, Sunday Times So mines and projects can remain 'under water' for longer before panic sets in. Times, Sunday Times Then another twentysomething wunderkind gets anointed and the panic sets in. Times, Sunday Times For the first time as we talk, a slight air of panic sets in. Times, Sunday Times And the panic sets in when she goes to meet her dealer, and he turns up without the pills she so desperately craves. The Sun Officials decided the trial had to be kept secret to prevent panic and to protect national security. The Sun The total number has not been circulated to town hall leaders to prevent panic. Times,Sunday Times It was the second day this year that the trading system had automatically shut down to prevent panic selling. Times, Sunday Times Rationing was introduced for meat, butter, tea and sugar in spring 1918, though this was less to combat food shortages than to prevent panic buying. Times, Sunday Times The intent of such laws was to prevent panic selling and to allow integration in a more gradual manner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nor should the apparent 0.5 per cent contraction in the economy in the fourth quarter prompt panic. Times, Sunday Times And it managed to do so without prompting panic in the market. Times, Sunday Times Social media images showing shelves emptied of lavatory rolls have been partly to blame, according to grocery insiders, for prompting panic buying. Times,Sunday Times Every one of their set-pieces prompted panic. Times, Sunday Times However, when the scale of the exposure came to light amid the eurozone debt crisis, it prompted panic, a 'run' on the broker and a downgrade on its credit rating. Times, Sunday Times Comments that misunderstand these issues from the economics spokesmen of all parties represents nothing less than the final stages of pure panic. Times, Sunday Times Pure panic on the final move of the time control. Times,Sunday Times An expression of pure panic crossed her face. Times, Sunday Times Pure panic, and the moment which decided the tournament. Times, Sunday Times It's a loss of control, and provokes a sense of panic. Times, Sunday Times I was aware not of a sense of panic exactly, but of alertness. Times, Sunday Times Now politicians and government officials seem more likely to add to our sense of panic. Times, Sunday Times First, the sense of panic, the worry about what's coming next. Times, Sunday Times This time there was absolutely no sense of panic. The Sun The self-explanatory 'short season' seems to either focus designers' minds or to fill it with sheer panic. Times, Sunday Times It was quite surreal and peaceful: a moment of relaxation as well as sheer panic. Times, Sunday Times And the production exposes with sly, witty insistence the compromise, connivance and sheer panic behind power and pageantry. Times, Sunday Times He believes the stock markets are now 'essentially in free fall' and 'we are reaching the point of sheer panic'. Times, Sunday Times It smells of sheer panic but it's too late - they are doomed. The Sun In fact, weather forecasters were not even allowed to speak of tornados in case they spread panic among the public. Times, Sunday Times But it was an early, unfortunate error that spread panic in the team. Times, Sunday Times Few bestsellers can claim to have spread panic and saved lives in equal measure. Times, Sunday Times The tremor spread panic among some of the 4.8 million people estimated to have lost their homes in the quake. Times, Sunday Times This spread panic throughout his army, routing them from the battlefield. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This provoked a sudden panic that it could be a bad omen. Times, Sunday Times The debt crisis of the eurozone caused sudden panic in financial markets six years ago. Times, Sunday Times With sudden panic, she knocked very hard. Times, Sunday Times They have done much to fix their finances and have built significant reserves of foreign currencies as a cushion against any sudden panic. Times, Sunday Times This caused a sudden panic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Early the next morning, my dad rang in a state of total panic. Times, Sunday Times On other nights he would be awake in a 'total panic' at 3am, take a sleeping pill, but still wake up at 6am. Times, Sunday Times All the passengers were in a total panic. The Sun This was described as reprofiling on the grounds that calling it a 'restructuring' might scare the markets, while 'default' could cause total panic. Times, Sunday Times Total panic set in when he lost them. Times, Sunday Times Write down all your physical symptoms and look at how they are impacting on your behaviour and how they trigger panic. Times, Sunday Times The stock market slump in the first quarter of this year did not trigger panic selling among some investors. Times,Sunday Times Aware that news regarding the stadiums could trigger panic, a city official would confirm only that they had been identified for possible use. Times,Sunday Times In addition, economists believe that a sudden gold sale by debt-crisis countries could trigger panic among investors. Times, Sunday Times What's more, these half-truths could trigger panic in others. Times, Sunday Times Officials have admitted that they have no idea who was controlling the drones, which caused widespread panic. Times, Sunday Times A report said there could be 'mass casualties and widespread panic'. The Sun Another 14 people have been hospitalised after showing symptoms of the disease, causing widespread panic and long queues at health clinics around the country. Times, Sunday Times There's widespread panic as, in the last episode, teachers and pupils flee the flames after a huge gas explosion in the school. The Sun Currency markets have also been rocked by the widespread panic. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 惊慌, 惊慌 Japanese: パニック, うろたえる |
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