stampede

英 [stæm'piːd] 美 [stæm'piːd]

• n. (人群的)蜂拥；惊逃
• v. 惊跑；蜂拥；冲动行事

英英释义

Noun:

1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse;

   "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
   

2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

Verb:

1. cause to run in panic;

   "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
   

2. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively;

   "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
   

3. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse;

   "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
   

4. run away in a stampede

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A stampede broke out when the doors opened.
   门一开，人们蜂拥而出。
2. There was a stampede of panic-stricken crowd from the burning hotel.
   从失火的旅馆中跑出来乱窜的惊惶失措的人群。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The horses stamped and tore down the street.
   那些马惊跑起来，没着大街冲去。
2. The cattle stampeded towards the farm.
   受惊的牛群向牧场涌去。
3. Don't be stampeded into buying the house.
   不要一时冲动买下这所房子。

经典引文

• The pigs rushed out in a hysterical stampede.

  出自： P. L. Fermor

近反义词

【近义词】

• rush 冲
• flight 飞行
• panic 惊慌
• hurry 匆忙
• charge 责任
• run 跑
• dash 猛冲
• sprint 全力奔跑
• take flight 逃走
• flee 逃走
• scatter 散播
• mad dash 疯狂的冲刺
• rout 彻底溃败
• pandemonium 喧嚣
• retreat 撤退