出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第122页（192字）
形容举动慌乱，例半夜里忽然响起失火的喊叫声，把大家吓得手足无措。
In the middle of the night，shouts of“fire，fire”were heard．Everyone became scared and was at a loss what to do