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

• But what is becoming clear is that the landscape is rife with beggar-thy-neighbour possibilities.
  但日益明显的是，目前局面充满了以邻为壑政策的可能性。
• The whole city was rife with rumors of political corruption and bribery.
  全城充斥着政治腐败和贿赂的谣言。
• 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。
• 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。
• The city was rife with disease and violence.
  城市中疾病流行，暴力充斥。
• And confusion between companies and what they did became rife.
  公司之间的混乱以及他们的所作所为越来越普遍。
• 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。
• 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。