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Apr 13, 2020 14:55
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English term
panic buying
COVID-19
GBK
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Journalism
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 sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +3 | 恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购 |
Wanglin (Maelys) Lin
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Wanglin (Maelys) Lin
China
China
China
EN/FR-ZH, beauty, travel, game & finance
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Mandarin) 
Works in: English to Chinese, French to Chinese, Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
恐慌性购买/恐慌性抢购
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。
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。
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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