stampede

noun

/stæmˈpiːd/

[countable, usually singular]

a situation in which a group of people or large animals such as horses suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are frightened or excited（人群的）奔逃，蜂拥；（兽群的）惊跑，狂奔
- A stampede broke out when the doors opened.门一开，人们蜂拥而出。
a situation in which a lot of people are trying to do or achieve the same thing at the same time热潮；风尚；风气
- Falling interest rates has led to a stampede to buy property.不断下降的利率引发了一场购房热。

词源early 19th cent.: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish estampida ‘crash, uproar’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stamp.

verb

/stæmˈpiːd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stampede	/stæmˈpiːd/ /stæmˈpiːd/
he / she / it stampedes	/stæmˈpiːdz/ /stæmˈpiːdz/
past simple stampeded	/stæmˈpiːdɪd/ /stæmˈpiːdɪd/
past participle stampeded	/stæmˈpiːdɪd/ /stæmˈpiːdɪd/
-ing form stampeding	/stæmˈpiːdɪŋ/ /stæmˈpiːdɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] stampede (something) (of large animals or people兽群或人群) to run in a stampede; to make animals do this（使）狂奔，涌向
- a herd of stampeding elephants一群狂奔的大象
- A huge bunch of kids came stampeding down the corridor.一大群孩子顺着走廊涌了过来。
- The cattle started to stampede, as if they could sense the danger.牛群仿佛感觉到危险，开始狂奔起来。
[transitive, usually passive] stampede somebody (into something/into doing something) to make somebody rush into doing something without giving them time to think about it使仓促行事
- I refuse to be stampeded into making any hasty decisions.我不愿仓促行事，草率作决定。

词源early 19th cent.: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish estampida ‘crash, uproar’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stamp.