| 词汇 | stampede |
| 词源 | stampede. Cowboys borrowed the Spanish word for a sud- den frenzied flight of a herd of animals. It derives from the Spanish estampida (stamp, rush, uproar) and is first recorded in 1843, though it was probably used 20 years earlier. A stam- pede is also an annual celebration combining a rodeo, contests, and exhibitions. |
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