panic
【恐慌、惊慌失措】
panic 是一个名词和动词,指的是恐慌、惊慌失措的状态或情绪,通常是由于突发的、令人害怕或不安的情况引起的。
1. 名词 (noun)
🔹 panic [ˈpænɪk] — 恐慌,惊慌失措
(1) 突然的极度恐惧或焦虑
- panic 指的是在面对威胁或紧急情况时,人们所经历的强烈的恐惧或焦虑,往往导致失去控制、做出不理智的行为。
- 例如:There was widespread panic when the fire alarm went off.
(当火警警报响起时,出现了广泛的恐慌。) - 例如:In the event of an earthquake, people often experience panic and confusion.
(在地震发生时,人们常常会感到恐慌和困惑。)
- 例如:There was widespread panic when the fire alarm went off.
(2) 群体或大规模的恐慌
- panic 也可用于描述群体中的恐慌情绪,尤其是在公共场合中。
- 例如:The announcement of the stock market crash caused a panic among investors.
(股市崩盘的消息引发了投资者的恐慌。)
- 例如:The announcement of the stock market crash caused a panic among investors.
2. 动词 (verb)
🔹 panic [ˈpænɪk] — 使恐慌,使惊慌失措
(1) 使某人感到极度恐惧
- panic 作为动词表示使某人陷入恐慌状态,通常由于突发事件或威胁。
- 例如:The unexpected news panicked everyone in the office.
(突如其来的消息使办公室里的每个人都感到恐慌。) - 例如:Don't panic; everything will be fine.
(不要惊慌,一切都会好的。)
- 例如:The unexpected news panicked everyone in the office.
(2) 在紧急情况下表现出恐慌行为
- panic 也可以指某人在紧急情况下做出不理智、过激的反应。
- 例如:When the plane started shaking, some passengers panicked and screamed.
(当飞机开始颤动时,一些乘客惊慌失措,尖叫起来。)
- 例如:When the plane started shaking, some passengers panicked and screamed.
3. 词源
- panic 源自古希腊神话中的神祇潘神(Pan),他是自然之神,传说中潘神会用他的声音使人类或动物感到突如其来的恐惧,因此panic 意指由无明显原因的恐惧所引起的情绪。
4. 常见短语
- panic attack — 恐慌症发作
- 例如:She has been experiencing panic attacks recently.
(她最近经历了恐慌症发作。)
- 例如:She has been experiencing panic attacks recently.
- in a panic — 惊慌失措
- 例如:He was running in a panic when he heard the news.
(当他听到那个消息时,他惊慌失措地跑了出去。)
- 例如:He was running in a panic when he heard the news.
- panic buying — 恐慌性购买(通常指由于某种危机而大量购买物品)
- 例如:There was panic buying of toilet paper during the early days of the pandemic.
(在疫情初期出现了对卫生纸的恐慌性购买。)
- 例如:There was panic buying of toilet paper during the early days of the pandemic.
5. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
alarm | 警报,惊慌 | The loud noise caused an alarm among the crowd.(响亮的声音在群众中引起了惊慌。) |
fear | 恐惧,害怕 | He felt a deep sense of fear when he was alone in the dark.(他在黑暗中独自一人时感到一种深深的恐惧。) |
anxiety | 焦虑,忧虑 | She experienced a lot of anxiety before the big presentation.(她在重要的演讲前感到非常焦虑。) |
hysteria | 歇斯底里,疯狂 | The sudden announcement caused mass hysteria.(突如其来的宣布引发了大规模的歇斯底里。) |
6. 总结
- panic = 恐慌,惊慌失措,通常指因突发事件引起的强烈恐惧或焦虑。
- 作为动词,表示使某人或某物进入恐慌状态。
- panic 可用于描述个人或群体的恐慌行为,尤其是在危机或紧急情况中。