lead to a panic buying of stheg:自日本发生核泄露事件以来,为了防止辐射中毒,中国的百姓将杂货店的含碘盐抢购一空,中国政府正试图平息这场抢购风波。China tried to quell panic buying of iodized salt Thursday after grocery stores across the country were emptied of the seasoning by hordes of people hoping to ward off radiation poisoning after the nuclear accidents in Japan.“panic buying”就是指“抢购”,即恐慌性购买。“panic”可以作名词,是指“恐慌,惊惶”,和“panic buying”相对应的就是“panic selling”,表示“恐慌性抛售”,“panic stations”表示“紧急状况”。“panic”也可以作动词,“Don't panic!”表示“不要慌张”。“panic sb. into doing sth.”指“使某人仓促做某事”,如:The banks were panicked into selling sterling. (银行因恐慌而抛售英国货币)。