panicked
panicked — 動詞
1. past tense of panic — became so afraid or worried in a sudden moment that clear
驚慌；慌了
突然害怕而失去冷靜
past tense of panic — became so afraid or worried in a sudden moment that clear thinking and calm action fell apart.
Rodrigo panicked when the lights went out during his piano recital.
鋼琴獨奏會上燈光突然熄滅時，Rodrigo 驚慌了起來。
panicked + when-clause naming the trigger
Ayesha panicked at the sight of the spider crawling across her pillow.
看到蜘蛛爬過枕頭，Ayesha 嚇得驚慌失措。
panicked at the sight of [trigger]
The horses panicked as the thunder cracked over the wooden barn.
雷聲在木造馬廄上方炸開，馬群驚慌了起來。
Christopher panicked and forgot the password he had just written down.
Christopher 一慌了手腳，連剛寫下的密碼都忘了。
Don't get panicked by one bad grade — talk to your teacher first.
別因為一次考差就慌了，先去找老師談談。
- freaked out
informal; same idea but more colloquial
- lost their nerve
emphasises losing courage rather than acting irrationally
- went to pieces
stronger; suggests complete emotional breakdown
- stayed calm
the direct opposite reaction
- kept their cool
informal; held their composure under pressure
文法句型
panicked + when/as-clause
panicked at the sight/sound/thought of
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal reacting in real time; the trigger appears in a when-, as-, or at-clause. Distinguish from sense 2: here the subject is the one feeling panic, not causing it.
常見錯誤
2. past tense of panic — made another person or group so suddenly afraid that they
使驚慌；嚇到
讓別人因恐慌而失去理智
past tense of panic — made another person or group so suddenly afraid that they could not act calmly, often pushing them into a hasty decision.
The fake fire alarm panicked the shoppers in the basement food court.
假的火警警報嚇得地下美食街的顧客驚慌不已。
X panicked + group-object
Rumours of a layoff panicked the engineers into resigning the same week.
裁員的傳言讓工程師慌了手腳，同一週就紛紛辭職。
X panicked Y into doing Z
A single sharp bark panicked the deer grazing near Darius's tent.
一聲尖銳的狗吠把 Darius 帳篷旁吃草的鹿群嚇得四散。
The CEO's resignation panicked investors, and the share price fell sharply.
執行長辭職的消息使投資人驚慌，股價隨之大跌。
- alarmed
milder; warns without necessarily causing irrational action
- spooked
informal; often used of animals or sudden small frights
- frightened
broader; doesn't imply loss of reasoning
文法句型
X panicked Y
X panicked Y into doing Z
用法筆記
Subject is the trigger (an event, sound, rumour, or person); object is the one made afraid. Frequently followed by 'into + gerund' to name the rash action that followed.
常見錯誤
panicked — 形容詞
1. looking, sounding, or feeling extremely afraid in a way that shows clear loss of
驚慌的
看得出或聽得出害怕的樣子
looking, sounding, or feeling extremely afraid in a way that shows clear loss of calm — visible in the voice, face, or movements.
Rin sent a panicked text to her mother twenty minutes before the wedding.
婚禮前二十分鐘，Rin 慌張地傳了一則簡訊給媽媽。
attributive: a panicked + noun (text)
There was a panicked look in Femi's eyes as the boat began to tilt.
船開始傾斜時，Femi 的眼神流露出驚慌的神情。
attributive: a panicked look + in [person]'s eyes
Hannah sounded panicked on the phone when she called from the hospital.
Hannah 從醫院打電話來時，聲音聽起來十分驚慌。
The panicked crowd pushed toward the only open door of the stadium.
驚慌的人群朝體育場唯一還開著的門擠去。
Padma's voice grew panicked as she searched her bag for the missing keys.
Padma 在包包裡翻找遺失的鑰匙，聲音愈來愈驚慌。
文法句型
a panicked + noun
look/sound/feel panicked
用法筆記
Works both before a noun (a panicked voice, a panicked crowd) and after linking verbs (sounded panicked, looked panicked, felt panicked). The visible-or-audible quality is what distinguishes this adjective from the verb past tense — here you are describing an appearance or state, not a finished action.