"press the panic button" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 惊慌失措
• 担心过度

Definition

在压力下突然表现出害怕或焦虑，经常在不冷静思考下做出反应。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、比喻用法，并非真正的按钮。多用于形容遇到困难时反应过度。常用于提醒他人冷静，例如“不要慌”。

Examples

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

找不到钥匙时不要**惊慌失措**。

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

每当有问题时，她就会**惊慌失措**。

Try not to press the panic button during exams.

考试时尽量不要**慌张失措**。

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

事情不如意时，他总是**过度担心**。

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

没必要**惊慌失措**—我们还有时间解决。

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

警报一响，人们立刻**慌张失措**了。