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panic buying

Chinese translation: 恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购

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14:55 Apr 13, 2020
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: panic buying
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
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.

Example sentence(s):
  • This panic buying in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus is due to the brain's survival mode overriding any rational decision making, according to human behavior expert Dr. Ali Fenwick. Insider
  • If other people are panic buying, the best strategy for us is to do the same because, if not, we are left with nothing. Khmer Times
  • The measures, which included two-item caps on certain products and allocated shopping times for the elderly, were imposed in reaction to panic buying and stockpiling, which resulted in empty shelves. ITV News
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Chinese translation:恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购
Definition:
恐慌性购买是指因对政策或形势的不确定性或因恐慌而引发的抢购行为。
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Wanglin (Maelys) Lin
China
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5 +3恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购
Wanglin (Maelys) Lin


  

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恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购


Definition from MBA智库百科:
恐慌性购买是指因对政策或形势的不确定性或因恐慌而引发的抢购行为。

Example sentence(s):
  • “新冠肺炎疫情已引爆美国消费者恐慌性抢购。”美国《华盛顿邮报》3月3日报道称，消费者抢购的商品一开始还局限于口罩和洗手液，随着上周末开始疫情在美国蔓延的新闻不断爆出，全美各地商店货架上的消毒产品、瓶装水、罐头、冷冻食品乃至厕纸等产品均告供应紧张。 - 环球网  
  • 恐慌性消费是指因对政策的不确定性或因恐慌而对灾难应对物资进行抢购的现象。这种现象只能靠政府有效地解释才能缓解。 - 百度百科  
  • 多国出现恐慌性购买，卷筒纸被扫荡一空。 - 新浪网  

Explanation:
恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购/恐慌性消费，这是三个被普遍使用的词汇。相关的词汇还有恐慌性囤积。
Wanglin (Maelys) Lin
China
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Frank Feng
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Yes  LIZ LI
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Yes  Liu Peng
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