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！
• Yet unhappiness remains rife, and in this Guangdong is no exception.
  然而不幸福依然盛行，即使在广东也不例外。
• The world economy is rife with lawlessness and recklessness, with tax havens and regulation-free zones catering to the avarice of globally mobile capital.
  世界经济充满了违法和草率的行为，众多避税天堂和不受监管的地区迎合了全球流动资本的贪欲。
• Comments about impeachment are rife in all media.
  所有新闻机构都对弹劾问题发表评论。
• 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。
• The country was rife with rumours of war.
  这个国家流传着要发生战争的谣言。
• Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
  在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
• The idea of an elopement with him will make your family rife with tension.
  与他私奔的想法，会让你的家人很紧张。
• Last year fears were rife that the CDs sphere could pose a systemic threat.
  去年，对cds领域可能构成系统性威胁的担忧非常普遍。
• 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。