trample

verb

/ˈtræmpl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they trample	/ˈtræmpl/ /ˈtræmpl/
he / she / it tramples	/ˈtræmplz/ /ˈtræmplz/
past simple trampled	/ˈtræmpld/ /ˈtræmpld/
past participle trampled	/ˈtræmpld/ /ˈtræmpld/
-ing form trampling	/ˈtræmplɪŋ/ /ˈtræmplɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to step heavily on somebody/something so that you damage or harm them/it with your feet踩碎；踩伤；践踏
- trample somebody/something People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit.有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。
- He was trampled to death by a runaway horse.他被一匹脱缰的马踩死了。
- trample somebody/something down The campers had trampled the corn down.野营的人践踏了庄稼。
- trample on/over something Don't trample on the flowers!勿踏花草！
- Police officers had been trampling all over the ground.警察们到处走来走去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- nearly
- down
- underfoot
- …
preposition
- on
- over
phrases
- be trampled to death
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[intransitive] trample (on/over) somebody/something to ignore somebody’s feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important践踏，摧残（人权、心灵等）
- The government is trampling on the views of ordinary people.政府在践踏民意。
- She would not let him trample over her any longer.她再也不会让他践踏她了。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘tread heavily’): frequentative of tramp.