It was panic buying by everyday people.

这一现象是由普通大众的恐慌消费造成的。

Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarket shelves are bare.

零食爱好者们正抢购这些产品，超市货架被一扫而光。

In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blamed panic buying.

在华盛顿，美国能源部长詹妮弗·格兰霍姆将此归咎于恐慌性抢购。

The panic buying was sparked by anxieties over the shortage of truck drivers.

对卡车司机短缺的担忧引发了恐慌性抢购。

Prices are rising, certain goods are disappearing from shelves and consumers are panic buying.

价格不断上涨，某些商品从货架上消失，消费者恐慌性地购买商品。

Colonial Pipeline announced the move amid panic buying of gasoline across the Southeastern U.S.

在美国东南部地区出现汽油抢购潮之际，Colonial Pipeline公司宣布了这一举措。

What is going on here? Are there actual fuel shortages, or is it panic buying?

这是怎么回事呢？是真的出现了燃料短缺，还是出现了恐慌性抢购？

With Pakistan staring at a possible economic meltdown, consumer confidence is low, sometimes triggering panic buying.

由于巴基斯坦可能面临经济崩溃，消费者信心低迷，有时会引发恐慌性购买。

One question is, could panic buying or just stocking up lead to real shortages down the road.

还有一个问题是，恐慌性购买或囤积会不会导致未来出现真正的供应短缺？

As Thursday's lockdown approaches in South Africa, many towns have seen many people panic buying essentials.

周四的封锁也波及到了南非共和国，这里的很多城镇里，很多人因恐惧而疯狂购买必需品。

It sold out in stores across the world and has become the ultimate symbol of panic buy.

它已在世界各地的商店中被抢购一空，并已成为恐慌性抢购的终极象征了。

I'm not even panic buying. I have just been getting a little low for the last couple of days.

我甚至都算不上恐慌抢购了。前几天我的油量就比较少了。

People buying more toilet paper fans the flames of shortage fears, and the panic buying continues, leading to real shortages.

人们购买更多卫生纸，加剧了人们对卫生纸短缺的担忧，恐慌性抢购仍在继续，最终造成真正的卫生纸短缺。

People are beginning to queue up and panic buy in the way that we've seen in Europe and the United States.

人们开始排队疯狂抢购，就像我们在欧洲和美国看到的那样。

That means people are stockpiling and when the panic buying stops sales could fall as people go through their stashes.

这就意味着人们正在积压存货，而当人们停止恐慌性抢购，转而使用存货时，销售额可能会下降。

Panic buying, which is exactly what it sounds like, is being blamed for the empty store shelves that are becoming a more common sight across America.

恐慌性抢购，顾名思义，现在正因导致货架空空如也而备受诟病，而它也成了美国更加常见的景象。

The government is trying to keep tabs on the prices of staple goods, but panic buying of those has spread like wildfire.

政府正试图控制主食商品的价格，但是对这些商品的恐慌性购买已经像野火一样蔓延。

Psychologists say panic buying is an " irrational" behaviour that is part of a condition called FOMO - the fear of missing out.

心理学家表示抢购是一种“非理性”行为，属于一种名为“害怕错过”（FOMO）的心理疾病。

Suppliers think that once panic buying settles down, demand will drop down to its normal levels and pumps will once again have gasoline.

供应商认为一旦抢购风潮平息下来，燃料需求将降至正常水平，油泵里将重新拥有汽油。

If they are panic buying, you will too.

如果他们在抢购，你也会。