"press the panic button" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 驚慌失措
• 過度擔心

Definition

在壓力下突然表現出害怕或焦慮，經常在不冷靜思考下做出反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、比喻用法，並非真正的按鈕。多用於形容遇困時反應過度。常用於提醒他人冷靜，如「不要慌」。

Examples

Don't press the panic button if you can't find your keys.

找不到鑰匙時不要**驚慌失措**。

Whenever there is a problem, she presses the panic button.

每當有問題時，她就會**驚慌失措**。

Try not to press the panic button during exams.

考試時盡量不要**慌張失措**。

He always presses the panic button when things don’t go his way.

事情不如意時，他總是**過度擔心**。

There’s no need to press the panic button—we still have time to fix this.

沒必要**驚慌失措**—我們還有時間解決。

As soon as the alarm sounded, people started to press the panic button.

警報一響，人們立刻**慌張失措**了。