panic

英 ['pænɪk] 美['pænɪk]
  • n. 恐慌,惊慌;大恐慌
  • adj. 恐慌的;没有理由的
  • vt. 使恐慌
  • vi. 十分惊慌
  • n. (Panic)人名;(罗)帕尼克

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词态变化


复数: panics;第三人称单数: panics;过去式: panicked;过去分词: panicked;现在分词: panicking;

中文词源


panic 恐慌

来自Pan,潘神,牧羊神,-ic,形容词后缀。因传说中潘神样貌无比丑陋或因潘神可以发出一种无比恐怖的声音而引申词义恐慌,吓人。

英英释意


1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
2. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events;
"panic in the stock market"
"a war scare"
"a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

英文词源


panic
panic: [17] Panic is etymologically ‘terror caused by the god Pan’. The ancient Greeks believed that he lurked in lonely spots, and would frighten people by suddenly appearing, or making noises. He was evidently invoked to account for alarming but harmless natural phenomena, and so the element of ‘irrationality’ in the English word was present from the beginning. English acquired it (originally as an adjective) via French panique and modern Latin pānicus from Greek pānikós ‘of Pan’.
=> pan
panic (v.)
1827, "to afflict with panic," from panic (n.). Intransitive sense of "to lose one's head, get into a panic" is from 1902. Related: Panicked; panicking.
panic (n.1)
"mass terror," 1708, from earlier adjective (c. 1600, modifying fear, terror, etc.), from French panique (15c.), from Greek panikon, literally "pertaining to Pan," the god of woods and fields, who was the source of mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots.

In the sense of "panic, fright" the Greek word is short for panikon deima "panic fright," from neuter of Panikos "of Pan." Meaning "widespread apprehension about financial matters" is first recorded 1757. Panic button in figurative sense is first recorded 1955, the literal sense apparently is from parachuting. Panic attack attested by 1970.
panic (n.2)
type of grass, early 15c., from Old French panic "Italian millet," from Latin panicum "panic grass, kind of millet," from panus "ear of millet, a swelling" (compare panocha).

同义词辨析


alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread

这些名词均含"恐惧,惧怕,惊恐"之意。

alarm:强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。

fear:普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。

fright:通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。

horror:侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。

panic:常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。

terror:指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。

dread:可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。

考试真题


Such moves may eliminate the fears of those living in the exporting countries, but they are creating panic in importing countries that must rely on what is then left for export.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

If the time for heel-dragging has been shortened, the true source of the anxiety and panic remains what it has always been.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The embargo (禁运) created panic in the West and caused oil prices to shoot up.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Besides the sharp increase in oil prices, OPEC's 1973 oil embargo caused panic in the West

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Private markets for goods, services, labor, and securities do mostly self-correct, but panic feeds on itself and disarms these stabilizing tendencies

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression?

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

While we didn't want to create any unnecessary panic, we did find some concerns that were troublesome, and we thought that parents or at least physicians should be aware of those potential risks.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Her owner Mike Holden panicked and celled the coastguard of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 完形填空 原文

As much of Mexico city shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to crop up in New York city, the southwestern United States and around the world.

2010年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

词组搭配


panic stations

(Brit. informal)a state of alarm or emergency

(英,非正式)紧张状态

many quite reasonable people were at panic stations because of popular unrest.

许多相当理智的人由于普遍的不安情绪也处于紧张状态。

实用场景例句


a moment of panic
一时惊慌

牛津词典

They were in a state of panic.
他们惊恐万状。

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Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.
火势起来时,办公室人员惊慌逃出。

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There's no point getting into a panic about the exams.
对考试惊惶失措是没有用的。

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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

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a panic decision (= one that is made when you are in a state of panic )
慌乱中作出的决定

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News of the losses caused (a) panic among investors.
亏损的消息令投资者人心惶惶。

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Careful planning at this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic.
现在精心规划,就会避免事到临头手忙脚乱。

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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。

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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)
恐慌购买 / 抛售

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I panicked when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.
我看见发动机冒烟时,吓得手足无措。

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The gunfire panicked the horses.
枪声惊吓到马匹。

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An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population...
首都发生了地震,引发民众恐慌。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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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。

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Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded...
炸弹爆炸后,客人们惊慌失措,尖声惊叫。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her...
突然间莫名涌起的回忆让她心头一紧。

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Meat spoils more quickly without preservatives.
不加防腐剂,肉会坏得快.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The thought of flying fills me with panic.
我一想到飞行就吓得战战兢兢.

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War rumours have caused [ started ] a panic.
战争的 谣传 已引起恐慌.

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Keep calm! Don't panic!
沉住气, 别慌!

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There was a panic when the building caught fire.
大楼起火时,人们一片惊慌.

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She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car.
她突然惊慌失措起来,于是停住了车.

《用法词典》

The man was seized with panic.
这个人惊惶失措.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The crowd in a panic fled in all directions.
仓皇的人群向四面逃去.

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He has such a panic fear after the traffic accident.
车祸过后他感到一种莫名其妙的后怕.

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Her calm expression hid her inward panic.
她平静的外表掩盖了内心的恐慌。

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