panic ♦︎ freak out ♦︎ lose your nerve ♦︎ take fright ♦︎ chicken outThese words all mean to feel frightened, usually so that you act in a stupid or dangerous way or so that you cannot do sth that you intended to do.这些词均表示惊恐、惊慌失措。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to just panic / freak out / lose your nerve■panic(-ck) [intransitive] to suddenly feel very frightened so that you cannot think clearly and you say or do sth stupid or dangerous惊慌;惊慌失措◆I panicked when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.我看见发动机冒烟,吓得手足无措。◆Don't panic! We need to try and stay calm.别惊慌!我们要尽量保持冷静。 see also panic ⇨ fearnoun, panicky,panic-stricken ⇨ hysterical■ˌfreak ˈout
phrasal verb
(informal) to react very strongly to sth that makes you suddenly feel shocked, frightened or surprised反应强烈;震惊;惊惧◆I could hear her downstairs, and I was freaking out, hiding under the bed.我听到她在楼下,害怕得要命,躲到了床底下。■ˌlose your ˈnerve
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(lost, lost)to not do sth that you intended to do, because you are afraid(因害怕)退缩◆I tried to go parachuting once, but I lost my nerve at the last minute and didn't jump.我曾尝试跳伞,但在最后一刻鼓不起勇气,没有跳成。OPPkeep/hold your nerve■take ˈfright
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(took, taken) (written) to suddenly become frightened by sth so that you want to escape or get out of a situation受惊吓◆The birds took fright and flew away.鸟儿受惊飞走了。◆Investors took fright at the falling market.投资者看到股市下跌,纷纷出逃。■ˌchicken ˈout (informal, disapproving) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid(因害怕)放弃,临阵退缩◆She chickened out of telling him what really happened.她不敢告诉他真正发生了什么事。
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