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。
plural-animal subject + as-clause
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。
panicked + and-clause showing the consequence
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。
passive: get panicked by [cause]
- panicked when
- panicked at
- panicked and ran
- almost panicked
- completely panicked
- 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。
sudden-noise subject + animal object
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。
event-noun subject + group-object + consequence clause
- panicked Y into
- panicked the crowd
- panicked investors
- panicked the market
- 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。
predicative: sounded + panicked
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。
attributive: panicked + group-noun (crowd)
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。
predicative: grew + panicked (change of state)
- a panicked look
- a panicked voice
- panicked crowd
- sound panicked
- look panicked
- feel panicked
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.