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

• Speculation is rife that he will be sacked
  人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。
• History is rife with examples of knowledge being a burden, but ultimately proving to be beneficial.
  历史上，知识给人带来负担，但最终被证明对人有益的事例并不鲜见。
• The city was rife with disease and violence.
  城市中疾病流行，暴力充斥。
• The proposal is also rife with latent conflict of interest issues.
  这项提议还存在许多潜在的利益冲突问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
  在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
• And the new shadow system will be rife with attractive investment opportunities.
  而且新影子金融体系将充满诱人的投资机遇。
• 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。
• 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。