1844 (earlier stampedo, 1839), "A general scamper of animals on the Western prairies, generally caused by a fright" [Bartlett] from Mexican Spanish estampida, from Spanish, "an uproar," from estamper "to stamp, press, pound," from Provençal estampier "to stamp," from the same Germanic root that yielded English stamp (v.). The political sense is first recorded 1846 (in reference to the U.S. Democratic Party convention of 1844). As the name of an annual exhibition of cowboy skills in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, it is attested from 1912.
stampede (v.)
1823 (intransitive); 1838 (transitive), from stampede (n.). Related: Stampeded; stampeding.
实用例句
1. A wall collapsed and 39 people, were killed in the panic-stricken stampede.
一堵墙倒了，慌乱中有39人死于踩踏事故。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
优厚的裁员条件引发了职员争先恐后地要求辞职的现象。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There was a stampede for the exit.
大家都争先恐后地朝出口涌去。
来自柯林斯例句
4. A stampede broke out when the doors opened.
门一开，人们蜂拥而出。
来自《权威词典》
5. There was a stampede of panic - stricken crowd from the burning hotel.
