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stampede

  • Conjugation : past  stampeded ; ing  stampeding
  • Derivatives : n  stampeder
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

stampede [stæm'piːd]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of animals] 惊跑
  2. 2. noun [of people] 蜂拥
  3. 3. vi. [animals+] 惊跑
  4. 4. vi. [people+] 蜂拥

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

stampede [stæm 'pɪd] [stæm 'pɪːd]
  1. 1. noun [American English] （受惊牛、马群等的）乱窜，逃窜
  2. 2. noun [American English] （人群的）蜂拥；（军队的）溃退
  3. 3. noun [American English] 任何风起云涌的行动
    a stampede to support a candidate
    一边倒地支持某候选人
  4. 4. vt. （使）惊跑（或逃窜、溃散）；（使）蜂拥上前；（使）冲动行事
  5. 5. vi. （使）惊跑（或逃窜、溃散）；（使）蜂拥上前；（使）冲动行事

Collins English-English Dictionary

stampede [stæm'piːd]
  1. 1. n an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses
  2. 2. n headlong rush of a crowd
    a stampede of shoppers
  3. 3. n any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate
  4. 4. n [Western US and Canadian] a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements
  5. 5. vb to run away or cause to run away in a stampede
  6. 6. vb [Etymology] C19: from American Spanish estampida, from Spanish: a din, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see stamp
See more results for stampede in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a stampede to support a candidate
一边倒地支持某候选人 → stampede
to head off the stampede → head off
a stampede of shoppers → stampede
四散奔逃
flee in all directions; flee helter-skelter; stampede → 奔逃

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