panics

英 [ˈpænɪks]

美 [ˈpænɪks]

n.  惊恐; 恐慌; 人心惶惶的局面; 惶恐不安
v.  (使)惊慌，惊慌失措
panic的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 恐慌；惊慌失措
  Panicis a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully.
  1. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population...
     首都发生了地震，引发民众恐慌。
  2. I phoned the doctor in a panic, crying that I'd lost the baby.
     我惊慌失措地给医生打电话，哭着说我的孩子没了。
• N-UNCOUNT 恐慌局面；人心惶惶的状态
  Panicora panicis a situation in which people are affected by a strong feeling of anxiety.
  1. There was a moment of panic in Britain as it became clear just how vulnerable the nation was...
     一时间，英国出现了大恐慌，因为人们清楚地看到了英国有多么不堪一击。
  2. I'm in a panic about getting everything done in time...
     我一阵手忙脚乱，想及时做完所有事情。
  3. The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
     那则政策公告引发了汽油抢购风潮。
• V-ERG （使）惊慌失措；（使）恐慌
  If youpanicor if someonepanicsyou, you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefully.
  1. Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded...
     ***爆炸后，客人们惊慌失措，尖声惊叫。
  2. The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her...
     突然间莫名涌起的回忆让她心头一紧。
  3. She refused to be panicked into a hasty marriage.
     她不愿因恐慌而仓促结婚。

双语例句

• Don't worry! She panics when she sees a cockroach.
  别担心！她看到蟑螂会惊慌。
• Slowdowns are considered more "fundamental" than panics over Greece, say, or tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
  与对希腊债务危机的恐慌、或是朝鲜半岛的紧张局势相比，经济增长放缓被视为一个更为“根本”的问题。
• During the last quarter of the19th century and the beginning of the20th century the United States economy went through a series of financial panics.
  在最后一个季度的19世纪和20世纪初美国经济经历了一系列的金融恐慌。
• This would be a recipe for still-greater panics.
  这种承诺还将导致更大规模的恐慌。
• Consider how different the current crisis is from the panics of the1990s.The U.S.
  把当前的危机和上世纪90年代的恐慌相比较我们就能发现二者的不同。
• Everybody panics before they get married. I mean, didn't you?
  每个人在结婚前都有些心神不定，你是不是这样？
• This was in response to "financial panics" and bank insolvencies.
  这个随后导致了经济恐慌和银行的无力偿还而拨产。
• Hardly anybody now remembers MODS and rockers, but Stan prefigured all moral panics of the last 40 years.
  摩登派和摇滚派如今已被淡忘，但过去40年内所有的道德恐慌都没有超出科恩设想的模式。
• She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.
  一群人冷不防地冒出来，跑来跑去地拍松垫子，这把她吓坏了。
• A friend of mine panics each time when he goes into a crowded place.
  我有一个朋友，一到人多的地方就开始恐慌。