panic buying

音標發(fā)音

Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves.
香港各家食品襍貨店的大米幾乎被搶購一空之後，現(xiàn)在補充了大米存貨。
Harvest failure in a country with just 8% of the world’s wheat has produced embargoes and panic buying.
一個衹佔到世界玉米縂量8%的國家收成不佳就會導致禁運和購買恐慌。
This is panic buying driven by mistrust.
這種驚慌的購買是由不信任造成的。

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

the buying up of large quantities of a commodity which, it is feared, is likely to be in short supply