Translation guide
To crush or flatten something by stepping heavily on it, or to metaphorically suppress or destroy something forcefully.
Express the action of stepping heavily on something so that it becomes flat or broken.
The most direct and common verb for trampling something down or crushing it underfoot.
Express the idea of forcefully crushing someone's rights, feelings, or opposition.
He trampled down the bug.
We trampled down the grass to make a path.
Implies trampling with a sense of crushing or grinding underfoot, often used for plants or objects.
Please don't trample down the flower bed.
To trample and mess up an area, like a field or garden, leaving it in disarray.
The children trampled down the garden.
Commonly used metaphorically for trampling on rights, dignity, or feelings.
His rights were trampled down.
He said something that trampled down her feelings.
Literally 'to treat as a footstool', meaning to treat someone with contempt or trample on their dignity.
He tramples down his subordinates.
A formal, literary term for trampling or violating rights, often used in serious contexts like human rights abuses.
Human rights were trampled down.
He trampled on his dignity.