每日一词【384】panic：恐慌

今天我们要学的词是panic。 Panic, 是恐慌的意思。Panic button, 是紧急按钮。"The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed¹ interest rates to put an end to the panic in the stock market," 美国联邦储备委员会紧急下调利率，以消除市场恐慌。不过也有人认为，"The emergency rate cut revealed a touch of panic within the Federal Reserve," 紧急下调利率也显示了美联储内部的恐慌情绪。

印尼苏门答腊岛西部沿海发生6.2级强烈地震。"The strong earthquake triggered widespread panic," 地震引起了广泛的恐慌。好的，今天我们学习的词是panic...

1 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》