| 词汇 | panic-buying |
| 释义 | panic buying noun[ U ] uk /ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈpæn.ɪk ˌbaɪ.ɪŋ/ a situation in which many people suddenly buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are worried about something bad that may happen: （因害怕不好的事即将发生而出现的）抢购，恐慌性购买 The government admitted that there was a petrol shortage, but warned people against panic buying.政府承认汽油短缺，但告诫人们不必抢购。 Buying acquirable acquire acquisition acquisitiveness bidding bidding war extravagance load up on something make a down payment on something misorder money-off order form purchasing power repurchase retail therapy ROBO ROPO send slate splurge Examples of panic buyingpanic buying I understand and share the desire of retailers to discourage hoarding and panicbuying of sugar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that if one mentions the word "shortage" it creates panicbuying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Panicbuying of petrol when it occurs, does not increase the physical shortfall of supplies for long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is lack of information which causes panicbuying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been reported to me that panicbuying—people buying more than they normally would—undoubtedly plays a part in our troubles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The immediate effect of the announcement of the last order of that kind was a certain amount of panicbuying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Panicbuying, whether of food or petrol, does not help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of our difficulties, particularly about sugar supplies in the shops, have been due to over-buying, panicbuying and hoarding of sugar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that there is panicbuying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there is no need at all for any panicbuying, nor for any unjustified increases in price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that old people are not in a position to take part in any panicbuying or substantial buying of any kind? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from early reports of panicbuying and some rises in price, food prices remained remarkably stable, due allowance being made for seasonal influences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This can then lead to panicbuying and gaps on the shelves, causing real hardship for those on lower incomes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know what happens with panicbuying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The panicbuying and hoarding—if there was any in any great way—was created by the shortage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of panic buying These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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