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n. a stampede of [plural noun]
作名词时通常可数，指人群或动物的仓皇奔逃。
The fire caused a stampede of panicked people.
火灾导致了恐慌人群的奔逃。
惊跑；蜂拥
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惊跑；蜂拥
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
The fire caused a stampede of panicked people.
火灾导致了恐慌人群的奔逃。
动物因受惊而狂奔或逃窜
A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
蜂拥
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
人群中许多人同时向同一方向奔逃的场面,尤指因恐慌所致
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.
惊逃
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
When the fire alarm sounded, the audience in the theater rushed for the exits in a stampede.
火警响起时，剧院里的观众蜂拥奔向出口。
AI contextual example
The announcement of a limited sale triggered a stampede of customers toward the shelves.
限量销售的通知引发了顾客们向货架蜂拥而去的场景。
AI contextual example
When the doors finally opened, there was a stampede as everyone tried to board the train at once.
当车门终于打开时，所有人同时试图上车，引起一阵蜂拥。
AI contextual example
when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
当他喊“着火了”时,人们蜂拥向出口。
WordNet
作名词时通常可数，指人群或动物的仓皇奔逃。
The fire caused a stampede of panicked people.
火灾导致了恐慌人群的奔逃。
作不及物动词时，常接 into、toward 或 out of 等表方向的介词短语。
The frightened cattle stampeded into the river.
受惊的牛群惊跑进河里。
作及物动词时，意为“使……惊跑”，宾语常为动物或人群。
The thunder stampeded the cattle.
雷声使牛群惊跑。
Not this
There was stampede when the fire alarm went off.
Use this
There was a stampede when the fire alarm went off.
stampede 作名词表示单次事件时是可数名词，须加冠词 a；汉语的‘踩踏’常不带量词，因此容易漏掉冠词。
Not this
The crowd stamped to the exits when they heard the noise.
Use this
The crowd stampeded to the exits when they heard the noise.
stampede 的过去式是 stampeded，不是 stamped；stamped 是 stamp（跺脚、盖章）的过去式，不能替代 stampede 的过去式。
Not this
They were caught in a stampede crowd.
Use this
They were caught in a stampeding crowd.
表示‘蜂拥逃跑的’需用现在分词 stampeding 作定语；stampede 作名词或动词时不能直接修饰名词。
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购物者的一阵蜂拥；抢购人潮
A stampede of shoppers rushed into the store on Black Friday.
黑色星期五，购物者蜂拥冲进商店。
引发人群蜂拥奔逃；引发踩踏
The fire alarm triggered a stampede toward the exits.
火警铃一响，人群便蜂拥冲向出口。
被裹挟着仓促做某事；在慌乱中被迫做某事
Don't be stampeded into making a decision.
别被一时慌乱裹挟着做出决定。
人群踩踏事故；人群惊慌拥挤
The concert ended in a human stampede.
音乐会结束时发生了人群踩踏事故。
蜂拥冲向出口
Fans stampeded for the exits when the power went out.
停电时，歌迷们蜂拥冲向出口。
被催促着仓促行事
She refused to be stampeded into a hasty decision.
她拒绝被人催着仓促作决定。
竞相离场；蜂拥出逃
The disappointing earnings report caused investors to stampede for the exits.
令人失望的财报导致投资者竞相离场。
（人群的）蜂拥；大量涌来
The store saw a stampede of shoppers on Black Friday.
这家商店在黑色星期五迎来了一波蜂拥而至的顾客。
惊跑！
Zazu warns Mufasa and Simba of the wildebeest rush in Disney's The Lion King (1994).
在迪士尼1994年的电影《狮子王》中，沙祖向木法沙和辛巴警告角马群冲来。
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记忆联想：牛群被惊，跺脚(stamp)如飞(speed)狂奔，蜂拥成 stampede。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、事故或拥挤场景描述、书面叙述 stampede 通常指人群或动物群因恐慌而突然惊跑、蜂拥的场面，多用于新闻报道或对拥挤事故的书面描述，属于比较正式、具体的用词；口语中也可见，但不如书面语常见。
所列单词都与 stampede 押韵，重读音节与后续辅音均为 /iːd/。注意形近但发音不同的词：stamped /stæmpt/ 和 pedestrian /pəˈdɛstriən/ 含有相似字母，但元音不同；centipede 虽以同样的 -pede 结尾，但末音节非重读，因此不押韵。
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