rife

英 [raɪf]

美 [raɪf]

adj.  (坏事)盛行，普遍; 充斥，充满(坏事)

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.13754 / COCA.14019

牛津词典

adj.

• （坏事）盛行，普遍
  if sth bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there
  1. It is a country where corruption is rife.
     这是个腐败成风的国家。
  2. Rumours are rife that he is going to resign.
     到处都在传，说他要辞职了。
• 充斥，充满（坏事）
  full of sth bad or unpleasant
  1. Los Angeles is rife with gossip about the stars' private lives.
     洛杉矶盛传明星私生活的流言飞语。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （通常指坏事）普遍的，盛行的，常见的，充斥的
  If you say that something, usually something bad, isrifein a place or that the place isrife withit, you mean that it is very common.
  1. Speculation is rife that he will be sacked...
     人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。
  2. Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry...
     在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
  3. Hollywood soon became rife with rumors.
     整个好莱坞顿时流言四起。

英英释义

adj

• excessively abundant
  Synonym:overabundantplethoric
• most frequent or common
  1. prevailing winds
  Synonym:prevailingprevalentpredominantdominant

双语例句

• This is my rife! This is my gun!
  这是我的步枪！这是我的家伙！
• He leads a party in which corruption is rife.
  他领导着一个腐败横行的党派。
• Driven by low interest rates and an economy rife with uncertainty, Corporate America is awash with cash.
  由于低利率和充满不确定感的经济环境，美国公司手握大量现金。
• The country was rife with rumours of war.
  这个国家流传着要发生战争的谣言。
• Although, he admits that the real world is rife with inequality.
  尽管如此，他也承认现实世界里不平等的现象随处可见。
• Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
  在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
• Elephant poaching largely takes place in central Africa, where poverty and political instability are rife.
  偷猎大象主要发生在充斥着贫困和政治动荡的中非。
• A singer's training can be an uncertain road rife with wrong turns and mirages.
  歌唱家的训练可能是一条充满错误转折和幻想的不确定的道路。
• She is not mentioned in the Iliad or Odyssey though magic was rife in Homeric times.
  她是中没有提到或伊利亚特奥德赛虽然充满神奇的是在荷马时代。
• Panic is rife, he says, and there is a palpable sense of fear.
  恐慌是很普遍的，他说，伴随明显的害怕。