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[C] (also 'jury
panel) (both
especially
NAmE) = jury(1) 6 [C] a flat board in a vehicle or on a
piece of machinery where the controls and instruments are fixed ( ) ISrM, aninstru-
ment panel o a control/display
panel jSfjjiJ / Jk
uverb (-II-,
NAmE -I-)
[VN] [usually passive] to cover or decorate a
surface with flat strips of wood, glass, etc. M ( M) s The walls were
panelled in oak. o a glass-/wood-
panelled door /AIS#) H
'panel beater noun (BrE) a person whose job is
to remove the dents from the
outer frame of a vehicle that has been in an accident (
'panel game noun (BrE) a game in which a team
of people try to answer questions correctly, especially on television or radio
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pan el ling (BrE) (NAmE paneling)
/'paenaliq/
noun [U] square or rectangular pieces of wood used to
cover and decorate walls, ceilings, etc.
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panel list (BrE) (NAmE pan-el-ist)
/'paenalist/
noun a person who is a
member of a panel answering questions during a discussion, for example on radio
or television ( HUh
'panel van [AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) (NAmE 'panel
truck) noun a small van/truck,
especially one without windows at the sides or seats for passengers (
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'pan-fry
verb (pan-fries, pan-frying,
pan-fried, pan-fried) [VN] to fry food in a pan in shallow fat
£] M : pan-fried chicken
pang /paeq/
noun a sudden strong
feeling of physical or emotional pain ^ 69
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hunger pangs/pangs of hunger fil & £ ^ o a sudden pang of jealousy
panga /'paerjga/
noun (EAfrE, SAfrE) a large heavy knife
that is used for cutting grass or small sticks or for removing weeds AlftTJ
Pangaea
/paen'd3i:a/
noun
[sing.] (geology j&) an extremely large
area of land which existed millions of years ago, made up of all the present
continents ££ A
pan go lin /'paerjgalin; BrE also paerj'gaulm/
(also .scaly 'anteater) noun a small animal from
fulfill )
pan
han dler /’paenhaendlafc)/
noun (NAmE,
informal) a person who asks
other people for money in the street ui\(kA;
'fcA ► pan-han-dle verb
[V]
panic /’paemk/
noun, verb
m noun [U,
C, usually sing.] 1 a
sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from
thinking clearly a moment of
panic —
fit 0
They
were in a state of panic, jlfe
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Office workers fled in panic as the
fire took hold.
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#&i[Ain$fiti§ifro o There’s no point getting into a panic about
the exams.
o 0 a panic attack (= a condition in
which you suddenly feel very anxious, causing your heart to beat faster, etc.) O a panic decision (= one that
is made when you are in
a state of panic) fitSL+fBtB^ ^|2a situation in which people are made to feel
very anxious, causing them to act quickly and without thinking carefully tISAA: News of
the losses caused (a)
panic among investors. 4*K^#AjlMl'lio
o Careful planning at
this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic.
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o There’s no panic (- we do not need to rush), we’ve got plenty of
time. A
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H W Ie] o 0 panic buying/selling (= the act of buying/selling things
quickly and without thinking
carefully
because you are afraid that a particular situation will become worse) ® if
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'panic stations (BrE,
informal) a situation in which
people feel anxious and there is a lot of confused activity, especially
because there is a lot to do in a short period of time 1f SLftjHfegS; ( Aft)
iilWttSi a verb (-ck-) to suddenly feel
frightened so that you cannot think clearly and you say or do sth stupid,
dangerous, etc.; to make sb do this (,{<&.) imif, fiifitA : [V] / panicked when I saw
smoke coming out of the engine. o [VN]
The gunfire panicked the horses, ft fff 3\ A 25 » iJilzVi 'panic sb into
doing sth [usually
passive] to make sb act too quickly because they are afraid of sth {£4; 1§
'panic button noun a button that sb
working in a bank, etc. can press to call for help if they are in danger ( ITBB1 press/push the
'panic button (BrE) to react in a sudden
or extreme way to sth unexpected that has frightened you fil if A
m-,
pan icky /'paemki/ adj. (informal) anxious about sth;
feeling or showing panic ; it if 69 H771
HYSTERICAL
'panic-stricken adj. extremely anxious
about sth, in a way that prevents you from thinking clearly $ fit Alt 69
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panir = paneer
pan nier /'paeni0(r)/
noun each of a pair of bags
or boxes carried on either side of the back wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle;
each of a pair of baskets carried
on either side of its back by a horse or donkey
( g ff
a, ) mm, Mm-, ()
!jkm — picture o bag
pan oply /'paenapli/ noun [sing., U] (formal) a large and impressive
number or collection of sth [£ AWffcil ( ^
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pan orama /.paena'raima; NAmE -'raema/ noun 1 a view of a wide area
of land A:
M En?l
description, study or set of
pictures that presents all the different aspects or stages of a particular
subject, event, etc. ( £A^Jl5cltW&9 )
►
pan-or-am-ic /.paena'raemik/ adj. [usually before noun]: a panoramic view over
the valley ill ^69 'pan pipes noun [pi.] (BrE) (NAmE 'pan-pipe [C]) a musical
instrument made of a row of pipes of different lengths that you play by blowing
across the open ends j# ff;
mm
pan-stick /'paenstik/
noun [u] skin-coloured make-up
in the form of a stick that is put on the face underneath other make-up, by
actors in the theatre ( M ffl )
m, m
pansy /'paenzi/
noun (pi. -ies) 1 a small garden plant
with brightly coloured flowers Af≪ 2 (taboo,
slang) an offensive word for
a homosexual man jtl K69MA, J»J§A, ( WIW]'I4^AWE^ ) pant /paent/ verb to breathe quickly
with short breaths, usually with your mouth open, because you have been doing
some physical exercise, or because it is very hot A Pi; PiS: [V] She finished the race
panting heavily. M j®^tfe^n;PiPfPf69o b She could hear him panting up the stairs (= running up and
breathing quickly). MiP/f JE fife H ^ Pf Pf iffe JiS ± o 0 He found her panting
for breath at the top of the hill.
T H o [also V speech] ► pant noun [usually pi.]: His
breath came in short pants, fife'H B M. <£ 0 —see also pants rm see puff v. pant for/after
sb/sth
to want sth/sb very much
$t7S : The end of the novel leaves you panting for more.
pan ta loons /.paenta'luinz/ noun [pi.] 1 women’s loose
trousers/pants with wide legs that fit tightly at the ankles A A; £F 3SIH 2
(in the past) men’s tight trousers/ pants fastened at the foot ( ) HAMrtW, AH
pantechnicon /paen’tekmkan/
noun
(old-fashioned,
BrE)
= REMOVAL VAN