"a run on" in Chinese (Simplified)

抢购挤兑

Definition

指突然大量的人对某事物产生需求，常用于指银行大量提款或热门商品被抢购的情形。

多用于新闻和正式场合，如“银行挤兑”“抢购商品”。不用于描述慢慢增长的趋势。不要与英文中的“run-on sentence”（连写句）混淆。

There was a run on eggs before the storm.

暴风雨来前对鸡蛋出现了**抢购**。

Rumors caused a run on the local bank.

谣言导致了当地银行的**挤兑**。

The shop had a run on bottled water.

商店出现了对瓶装水的**抢购**。

There’s a run on flu medicine every winter.

每到冬天流感药总会被**抢购**一空。

Last year, there was a run on face masks everywhere.

去年各地都发生了对口罩的**抢购**。

Everyone rushed to buy bread after hearing there was a run on it.

听说面包被**抢购**一空后，大家都去买了。