| 单词 | stampede |
| 释义 | stampede (once / 1861 pages) nv Do you see hundreds of cattle thundering toward you? Then stop reading and get out of there! A stampede is coming. Stampede is a word for animal behavior that fits people sometimes too. During the holidays, desperate parents might stampede the mall, especially the toy stores. Fans of a popular movie might stampede to get tickets. A stampede of teen girls can usually be found chasing the latest boy bands. Stampede can be a noun or a verb, but either way, look out! WORD FAMILYstampede: stampeded, stampedes, stampeding USAGE EXAMPLES“Somebody yelled ‘gun!’ and youths stampeded through the mall,” Deputy Chief Terry Landrum told The Commercial Appeal. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) PRO Rugby’s first season was contested by five teams and won by the Denver Stampede. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) It was, he said, “like watching a stampede of zebras.” The New Yorker(Aug 15, 2016) 1n a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) Hyper change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 2n a headlong rush of people on a common impulse when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits Hyper group action action taken by a group of people 3v cause to run in panic Thunderbolts can stampede animals 4v cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating 5v run away in a stampede Hyper flee, fly, take flight run away quickly 6v act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse Companies will now stampede to release their latest software Hyper act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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