Word · Frequency #21887
stampedes
惊跑；蜂拥
stampedes is the plural of stampede.
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
- 1.
A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
动物因受惊而狂奔或逃窜
- 2.
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
蜂拥
- 3.
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.
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
- 4.
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
惊逃
- 5.
A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
许多人因某种共同冲动而突然一起行动(并非事先协调)
动物因受惊而狂奔或逃窜；蜂拥；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；惊逃；许多人因某种共同冲动而突然一起行动(并非事先协调)
In use
When the fire alarm sounded, the audience in the theater rushed for the exits in a stampede.
The announcement of a limited sale triggered a stampede of customers toward the shelves.
When the doors finally opened, there was a stampede as everyone tried to board the train at once.
when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
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。
v. stampede into [place]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- a stampede of shoppers
- 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。
- trigger a stampede
- 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。
- be stampeded into doing sth
- 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。
- human stampede
- 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。
- stampede for the exits
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：牛群被惊，跺脚(stamp)如飞(speed)狂奔，蜂拥成 stampede。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.