trample
verb [ I or T, usually + prep ] uk/ˈtræm.pəl/ us/ˈtræm.pəl/
(STEP HEAVILY ON)
踩,践踏
to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds! 有人把我的花坛全部踩坏了!
Eight people were trampled to death (= killed) when the stadium collapsed and the crowd rushed out onto the football pitch. 体育场突然坍塌时,人群冲进足球场,其间8人被踩踏致死。
(TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
侵犯,无视(尊严)
to act without any respect for someone or something
She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen. 她谴责政府无视普通公民的需求和权利。
He argues that Congress trampled the constitutional rights of legal immigrants in the new welfare reform law. 他认为,国会在新的福利改革法中侵犯了合法移民享有的宪法所赋予的权利。