stampede
[stæm'pid]
vt. (使)惊跑, (使)蜂拥

vi. (使)惊跑, (使)蜂拥

n. 惊跑, 蜂拥

[] 逃窜, 使冲动, 使倒某候选



stampede
[ noun ]

1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

<noun.act>
when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits

2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

<noun.event>

[ verb ]

1. cause to run in panic

<verb.motion>
Thunderbolts can stampede animals

2. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively

<verb.social>
The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating

3. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

<verb.social>
Companies will now stampede to release their latest software

4. run away in a stampede

<verb.motion>

Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), n. [Sp. estampida (in
America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar
to stamp, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.]
1. A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of
animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden
flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in
consequence of a panic.

2. Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a
number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a
stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention;
a stampede toward U. S. bonds in the credit markets.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

She and her husband would join in the general
stampede. --W. Black.


Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), v. i.
To run away in a panic; -- said of droves of cattle, horses,
etc., also of armies.


Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of
animals.