panic
noun /ˈpænɪk/
/ˈpænɪk/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]Idioms 惊恐;恐慌 - a moment of panic
一时惊慌 - They were in a state of panic.
他们惊恐万状。 - in panic Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.
火势起来时,办公室人员惊慌逃出。 - There's no point getting into a panic about the exams.
对考试惊惶失措是没有用的。 - a panic attack (= a condition in which you suddenly feel very anxious, causing your heart to beat faster, etc.)
一阵心慌意乱 - a panic decision (= one that is made when you are in a state of panic)
慌乱中作出的决定 - A look of panic crossed his face.
他脸上掠过一丝惊慌。 - The mere thought of flying fills me with panic.
一想到飞行,我就感到恐慌。
Synonyms fearfear- terror
- panic
- alarm
- fright
- fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you:
- (a) fear of flying
害怕坐飞机 - She showed no fear.
她毫无惧色。
- (a) fear of flying
- terror a feeling of extreme fear:
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
- panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
我突然一阵惊慌。
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
- alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
医生说不必惊慌。
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
- fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:
- She cried out in fright.
她吓得大声叫喊。
- She cried out in fright.
Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happen Patterns用 fear 还是 fright? - a fear/terror of something
- in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright
- fear/terror/panic/alarm that…
- to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm
- a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm
- He felt panic rising within him.
他感到心头涌起一阵恐慌。 - He jumped out of the car in a panic.
惊慌之中他从车里跳了出来。 - Her mind went blank with panic.
她慌得脑子里一片空白。 - I felt a surge of panic when I realized my mistake.
当我意识到自己的错误时,心里感到一阵恐慌。 - She went into a blind panic when she couldn't find the exit.
她无法找到出口,陷入了莫名的恐慌之中。 - The thought of being in charge threw him into a mild panic.
一想到要由自己来负责,他就有些恐慌。 - Eli was clearly in panic mode.
伊莱显然处于恐慌中。 - She still has panic attacks two years after the accident.
事故过去两年了,她仍然不时感到恐慌。 - people suffering from depression and panic disorders
患有抑郁症和恐慌症的人
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blind
- complete
- mad
- …
- surge
- wave
- feel
- get into
- go into
- …
- break out
- spread across, through, etc. something
- sweep over, through, etc. something
- …
- attack
- disorder
- reaction
- …
- in (a) panic
- with panic
- panic about
- …
- a feeling of panic
- a sense of panic
- in a state of panic
- …
- a moment of panic
人心惶惶的局面;惶恐不安 - News of the losses caused (a) panic among investors.
亏损的消息令投资者人心惶惶。 - Careful planning at this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic.
现在精心规划,就可以避免事到临头手忙脚乱。 - There's no panic (= we do not need to rush), we've got plenty of time.
不用着急,我们有的是时间。 - panic buying/selling (= the act of buying/selling things quickly and without thinking carefully because you are afraid that a particular situation will become worse)
恐慌性抢购/抛售
- In the ensuing panic, they lost each other.
在随后的恐慌中,他们走散了。 - The keys were lost during the panic over the fire alarm.
钥匙在火警引起的恐慌中丢失了。 - Panic buying turned the petrol shortage into a crisis.
惊慌的抢购使汽油短缺变成了一场危机。 - Panic swept through the crowd.
恐慌席卷了人群。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blind
- complete
- mad
- …
- surge
- wave
- feel
- get into
- go into
- …
- break out
- spread across, through, etc. something
- sweep over, through, etc. something
- …
- attack
- disorder
- reaction
- …
- in (a) panic
- with panic
- panic about
- …
- a feeling of panic
- a sense of panic
- in a state of panic
- …
- News of the losses caused (a) panic among investors.
词源early 17th cent.: from French panique, from modern Latin panicus, from Greek panikos, from the name of the god Pan in Greek mythology, noted for causing terror, to whom woodland noises were attributed.
Idioms
panic stations
- (British English, informal) a situation in which people feel very anxious and there is a lot of confused activity, especially because there is a lot to do in a short period of time
慌乱的状态;(尤指)忙乱的状况 - It was panic stations when the deadline was brought forward by a week.
最后期限提前了一周,真是人心惶惶。
- It was panic stations when the deadline was brought forward by a week.