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pan.ic5pAn7Ikn(a) sudden very strong feeling of anxiety and/or fear that prevents reasonable thought and action恐慌，惊慌Panic spread through the crowd as the bullets started to fly. [U]子弹开始满天飞时人们惊慌起来。He got in(to) a panic that he would forget his lines on stage. [C]他慌张起来，怕自己到了台上会忘记台词。(Am slang) If something or someone is a panic, they are extremely amusing.非常滑稽的人（或事，物）He was hysterically funny in some of his films, a real panic. [C]他在他的一些影片中滑稽得近乎歇斯底里，真是个大活宝。A panic attack is a sudden period of deep anxiety.惊慌失措I've never been in an aeroplane since I had that panic attack when we flew to Spain.自从我们坐飞机去西班牙遇到那次恐慌事件来我再没乘过飞机。A panic button is a device, usually a button, that is used to call for help by someone in a dangerous situation.报警按钮The receptionist hit/pressed/pushed the panic button on her desk when the gunman came into the building.当持枪歹徒闯入大楼时接待员按下了桌上的报警按钮。(fig. esp. Am and Aus infml) As soon as the shares dropped below 40 cents, stockbrokers all over the country hit/pressed/pushed the panic button (= reacted in an extreme way).股票刚跌至40分以下，全国的股市经纪人即按下紧急按钮。Panic buying is when many people suddenly try to buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are frightened about something bad such as a war that is going to happen soon.抢购Panic buying of basic foodstuffs set in this morning as the government announced a 300% increase in prices.当政府宣布价格上浮300%时，基本食品的抢购今天早上便开始了。Panic selling is when many people suddenly start to sell company shares that they own, because their value is being reduced.恐慌出售There has been a wave of panic selling of US securities by people rushing to put their money into a stronger currency.急于把钱投入一种更坚挺的货币的人掀起了恐慌抛售美国债券的浪潮。(Br) Two weeks before an exam it's always panic stations (= an anxious time when something must be done quickly) as I realise how much I still have to do.考试前两个星期总是临时抱佛脚的时候，因为我意识到我还有多少事要做呢。The streets were full of panic-stricken (= very frightened and anxious) people running in every direction, trying to escape the soldiers and the tanks.街上满是惊慌失措地向四面八方奔跑的人们，试图逃开士兵和坦克。
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