stampede

stampede
noun
  1. a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
    （马、牛等动物的）惊跑，乱窜
    ■a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people in response to a particular circumstance or stimulus
    （人群的）蜂拥
    a stampede of bargain hunters.
    一群蜂拥而来搜寻便宜货的人。
    ■[often in names](in North America) a rodeo
    （北美）牛仔竞技表演，放牧人竞技会；摩托车竞技表演
    the Calgary Stampede.
    卡尔加里的牛仔竞技表演。
verb
  1. [no obj.](of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic
    （马、牛等动物）惊跑，乱窜
    the nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger.
    附近的羊群四散惊逃，就好像它们感到危险迫在眉睫。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of people) move rapidly in a mass
    （人群）蜂拥
    the children stampeded through the kitchen, playing tag or hide-and-seek.
    那些孩子在厨房里挤进挤出，玩捉人游戏或捉迷藏。
    ■[with obj.]cause (people or animals) to move in such a way
    使（人，动物）惊跑；使逃窜；使蜂拥
    the raiders stampeded 200 mules.
    袭击者使200匹骡子四散惊逃。
    don't let them stampede us into anything.
    别让他们把我们吓成什么似的。
派生
stampeder
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish estampida 'crash, uproar', of Germanic origin; related to the verb stamp
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