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单词 panic
释义

panic

UK /ˈpænɪk/

Word Forms

singularpanic
pluralpanics

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    singular/uncountable a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly
    sheer/blind panic:

    She felt a moment of sheer panic.

    panic spreads:

    Panic spread quickly through the capital city.

    in panic:

    People are fleeing the area in panic.

    get in/into a panic:

    She gets in a panic whenever she has to do the test.

    Synonyms and related words

    Fear and fright
    Synonyms and related words

    Feelings of worry and nervousness

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with panic
    ▪ blind, pure, real, sheer, total
    Verbs frequently used with panic as the subject
    ▪ break out, set in, spread, surge, sweep, well up

  2. 2
    countable/uncountable a situation in which a lot of people are hurrying to do or get something because they are frightened or worried

    News of the incident caused a panic in the town.

    Synonyms and related words

    Situations in which people hurry
    1. 2a
      only before nounused about things that people do when they are frightened or worried
      panic buying/selling:

      The news prompted a rash of panic buying.

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe actions and activities

panic

US /ˈpænɪk/

Word Forms

singularpanic
pluralpanics

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    singular/uncountable a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly
    sheer/blind panic:

    She felt a moment of sheer panic.

    panic spreads:

    Panic spread quickly through the capital city.

    in panic:

    People are fleeing the area in panic.

    get in/into a panic:

    She gets in a panic whenever she has to take a test.

    Synonyms and related words

    Fear and fright
    Synonyms and related words

    Feelings of worry and nervousness

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with panic
    ▪ blind, pure, real, sheer, total
    Verbs frequently used with panic as the subject
    ▪ break out, set in, spread, surge, sweep, well up

  2. 2
    countable/uncountable a situation in which a lot of people are hurrying to do or get something because they are frightened or worried

    News of the incident caused a panic in the town.

    Synonyms and related words

    Situations in which people hurry
    1. 2a
      only before nounused about things that people do when they are frightened or worried
      panic buying/selling:

      The news prompted a rash of panic buying.

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe actions and activities

panic

UK /ˈpænɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypanic
he/she/itpanics
present participlepanicking
past tensepanicked
past participlepanicked

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    intransitive to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly or decide what to do

    We were told not to panic.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be, or to become afraid or frightened
    Synonyms and related words

    To worry or feel nervous about something
    1. 1a
      transitive to make someone feel great fear or worry so that they cannot think clearly or decide what to do
      be panicked by something:

      We’re not panicked by yesterday’s result.

      panic someone into (doing) something:

      Shoppers are panicked into buying things they don’t need.

      Synonyms and related words

      To make someone afraid or frightened
      Synonyms and related words

      To make someone worried or nervous

phrases

don’t panic

panic

US /ˈpænɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypanic
he/she/itpanics
present participlepanicking
past tensepanicked
past participlepanicked

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    intransitive to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly or decide what to do

    We were told not to panic.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be, or to become afraid or frightened
    Synonyms and related words

    To worry or feel nervous about something
    1. 1a
      transitive to make someone feel great fear or worry so that they cannot think clearly or decide what to do
      be panicked by something:

      We’re not panicked by yesterday’s result.

      panic someone into (doing) something:

      Shoppers are panicked into buying things they don’t need.

      Synonyms and related words

      To make someone afraid or frightened
      Synonyms and related words

      To make someone worried or nervous

phrases

don’t panic
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