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今天我们要学的词是 stampede. Stampede 名词，踩踏事件。At least 52 people died in a stampede in central Ethiopia during a holy festival. 埃塞俄比亚中部一次宗教节日发生拥挤踩踏事件，至少52人丧生。Authorities said the stampede was triggered by police firing tear gas and rubber bullets, and shooting warning shots into the air to disperse¹ anti-government protesters. 有关当局表示，这次踩踏事件是因为警察为驱散反政府抗议者向人群释放橡皮子弹和催泪瓦斯，并向空中鸣枪示警而引发的。好的，我们今天学习的词是 stampede, stampede, stampede...

1 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。