panic
n[C, U]
1
(a) sudden irrational feeling of great fear 恐慌; 驚惶
be in a (state of) panic (about sth) (對某事)驚惶失措
I got into a panic when I found the door was locked. 我發覺門鎖上了, 十分驚慌.
The thought of flying fills me with panic. 我一想到飛行便嚇得戰戰兢兢.
[attrib 作定語]
a panic decision, ie one resulting from panic 慌亂中作出的決定.
(b) fear that spreads quickly through a group of people (迅速傳開的)大恐慌
There was (an) immediate panic when the alarm sounded. 警報響起時立刻引起一片恐慌.
The collapse of the bank caused
(a) panic on the Stock Exchange, ie the value of shares fell quickly. 那銀行倒閉, 證券市場上惶恐萬狀.
2 (idm 習語) `panic stations (infml 口) state of alarm or panic 惶惶不安; 驚慌
It was panic stations when the police arrived to search the building. 警方來搜查大樓時, 大家都很驚慌. panic, v (-ck-) [I, Tn]
1 (cause a person or an animal to) be affected with panic (使人或動物)受驚: Don't panic! 別慌!
The gunfire panicked the horses. 槍聲驚嚇了馬.
2 (phr v) panic sb into doing sth (often passive 常用於被動語態) make sb do (sth unwise or hasty) because of panic 使某人(因驚惶)倉促做(蠢事)
The banks were panicked into selling sterling. 銀行因恐慌而拋售英國貨幣.
OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where
00在這里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。別著急!我們有足夠的時間。
One day a young man named Kunta Kinte went off into the forest to cut down a tree as he wanted to make a drum.
有一天,一位叫孔塔·肯特的年輕人走進森林中去砍樹,因為他想做一個鼓。
Finally, as a result of the unrest among the Indian population, the leader of South Africa had to give in.