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

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