English Dictionary

stampede

IPA（発音記号）

/stæmˈpiːd/

名詞

広義 比喩的用法

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.

日本語の意味

動物が恐怖などにより、慌ただしく走り回る現象、またはその走る様子 / 群衆や軍隊がパニック状態に陥り、突然逃げ散る現象

The sudden thunder sparked a stampede of gazelles across the plain.

突然の雷鳴で、ガゼルの群れが一斉にパニックになって平原を駆け抜けた。

意味（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.

She and her husband would join in the general stampede.

意味（2）

(by extension) A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.

The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.

a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets

stampedes （ plural ）