pan‧ic 1 S3 / pænɪk / 名词
1 [可数名词，通常单数，不可数] a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly
in (a) panic
The children fled in panic.
a feeling of sheer panic (= complete panic )
She got into a panic when she couldn’t find the tickets.
The whole nation is in a state of panic following the attacks.
She suffers from terrible panic attacks .
2 [可数名词，通常单数，不可数] a situation in which people are suddenly made very anxious, and make quick decisions without thinking carefully
panic over/about
the recent panic over the safety of baby milk
panic buying/selling
a wave of panic selling in Hong Kong
3 [单数形式] especially British English a situation in which you have a lot to do and not much time to do it in → rush :
the usual last minute panic just before the deadline
4 panic stations British English a situation in which everyone is busy and anxious because something needs to be done urgently :
It was panic stations here on Friday.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
there was (a) panic When the shooting started, there was panic.
cause panic The earthquake caused widespread panic.
feel panic He felt a mild panic.
get into a panic There’s no need to get into a panic.
throw/send somebody into a panic The innocent question threw her into a panic.
panic breaks out (= starts among a group of people ) Suddenly, everything went dark and panic broke out.
panic sets in (= starts ) Before panic could set in, she realised that the clock was fast.
panic ensues formal (= happens after something else happens ) Panic ensued as people ran out of the burning building.
panic rises within somebody (= someone starts to feel panic ) She felt panic rising within her.
panic spreads (= starts to affect more people in more places ) Panic spread as news of the invasion reached Paris.
形容词
a big/huge panic There was a big panic about the virus last year.
growing/mounting/rising panic (= increasing panic ) She quickly packed a bag, trying all the time to control her mounting panic.
total/sheer panic A wave of total panic swept across her.
blind panic (= a very strong feeling of fear ) He ran to the library in blind panic.
sudden panic Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’
mild panic (= a slight feeling of panic ) There was a note of mild panic in her voice.
momentary panic (= panic that does not last long ) Her momentary panic faded.
短语
a state of panic She was in a constant state of panic that he would carry out his threat.
a sense/feeling of panic She looked out to sea with a rising sense of panic.
a wave/surge of panic (= a feeling of panic that you suddenly have ) A sudden wave of panic overcame him.
a panic attack He had had a panic attack in the street.
THESAURUS
fear a feeling of being frightened : He was trembling with fear. | Fear of failure should not stop you trying.
terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen : She let out a scream of pure terror.
fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this : My body was shaking with fright. | You gave me a fright! | He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.
panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly : She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing! | There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.
alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen : When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm. | The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.
foreboding / fɔbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔrboʊ- / a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should : She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.
phobia / fəʊbiə $ foʊ- / a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something : I had a phobia about going to the dentist.