panic
n[C, U]
1
(a) sudden irrational feeling of great fear 恐慌; 惊惶
be in a (state of) panic (about sth) (对某事)惊惶失措
I got into a panic when I found the door was locked. 我发觉门锁上了, 十分惊慌.
The thought of flying fills me with panic. 我一想到飞行便吓得战战兢兢.
[attrib 作定语]
a panic decision, ie one resulting from panic 慌乱中作出的决定.
(b) fear that spreads quickly through a group of people (迅速传开的)大恐慌
There was (an) immediate panic when the alarm sounded. 警报响起时立刻引起一片恐慌.
The collapse of the bank caused
(a) panic on the Stock Exchange, ie the value of shares fell quickly. 那银行倒闭, 证券市场上惶恐万状.
2 (idm 习语) `panic stations (infml 口) state of alarm or panic 惶惶不安; 惊慌
It was panic stations when the police arrived to search the building. 警方来搜查大楼时, 大家都很惊慌. panic, v (-ck-) [I, Tn]
1 (cause a person or an animal to) be affected with panic (使人或动物)受惊: Don't panic! 别慌!
The gunfire panicked the horses. 枪声惊吓了马.
2 (phr v) panic sb into doing sth (often passive 常用於被动语态) make sb do (sth unwise or hasty) because of panic 使某人(因惊惶)仓促做(蠢事)
The banks were panicked into selling sterling. 银行因恐慌而抛售英国货币.
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在这里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。别着急!我们有足够的时间。
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·肯特的年轻人走进森林中去砍树,因为他想做一个鼓。
Finally, as a result of the unrest among the Indian population, the leader of South Africa had to give in.