[with obj.]tread on and crush 踩坏,践踏 the fence had been trampled down. 篱笆已被踩倒了。 [no obj.]her dog trampled on his tulips. 她的狗踩坏了他的郁金香。 ■[no obj.](trample on/upon/over)(figurative)treat with contempt (喻)藐视,无视 a lay statesman ought not to trample upon the opinions of his Church advisers. 一个非神职政治家不应该无视他宗教顾问的看法。
noun
(poetic/literary)an act or the sound of trampling (诗/文)践踏;踩踏声
派生 trampler noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'tread heavily'): frequentative of tramp