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.
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.
Express the idea of forcefully crushing someone's rights, feelings, or opposition.
Commonly used metaphorically for trampling on rights, dignity, or feelings.
His rights were trampled down.
Literally 'to treat as a footstool', meaning to treat someone with contempt or trample on their dignity.
A formal, literary term for trampling or violating rights, often used in serious contexts like human rights abuses.
Human rights were trampled down.
踏みつぶす focuses on the result of crushing or flattening, while 踏みにじる emphasizes the act of trampling with a grinding motion. Metaphorically, 踏みにじる is more common for abstract things like rights or feelings.
I trampled down the box (flattened it).
He trampled on his dignity.
He said something that trampled down her feelings.
He tramples down his subordinates.