stam·pede /(ˌ)stæmˈpid/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)驚跑,(使)蜂擁驚跑,蜂擁


 Stam·pede, v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

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 Stam·pede n.
 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.
    She and her husband would join in the general stampede.   --W. Black.


 Stam·pede v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.


 stampede
      n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he
           shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
      2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or
         cattle)
      v 1: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
      2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or
         hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us
         into overeating"
      3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse;
         "Companies will now stampede to release their latest
         software"
      4: run away in a stampede