stampede

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /stæmˈpiːd/    美 /stæmˈpid/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
    — [T]hey saw a herd of deer reposing, who, on their appearance, rose from their recumbent position, and began to gaze warily at the strangers; then, tossing their horne, they set off on a stampede, but only swept round, and settled down not far from where they were.
  2. A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic. broadly
    — The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
  3. An event at which cowboy skills are displayed; a rodeo. Canada,US,broadly
  4. A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. figuratively
    — a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets
动词 v.
  1. To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright. transitive
    — Cattle are usually quiet after dark. Still I've known even a coyote to stampede your white herd.
  2. To cause animals (owned by a person) to run away or scamper in this manner. transitive
  3. To cause (people in a crowd) to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic. broadly,transitive
  4. To cause (an individual) to act hastily or rashly. broadly,transitive
    — I was stampeded into buying an unnecessary insurance against earthquakes, fires, and flooding.
  5. To cause (people) to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. figuratively,transitive
  6. Of a drove or herd of animals: to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright. intransitive
    — Miss Withersteen, let me get what boys I can gather, an' hold the white herd. It's on the slope now, not ten miles out—three thousand head, an' all steers. They're wild, an' likely to stampede at the pop of a jack-rabbit's ears.
  7. Of people in a crowd: to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic. broadly,intransitive
    — But here in the UK, we tend to stampede from the concourse the moment the platform number is announced for the train we want to catch, crush round the doors, and then launch ourselves into the first available seat before our fellow passengers can take them all.
  8. Of people: to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. figuratively,intransitive

词形变化

stampedes plural stampedes present,singular,third-person stampeding participle,present stampeded participle,past stampeded past

词汇关系

衍生词
cache stampede stampedable stampeded stampeder stampeding stampedingly unstampeded

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
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