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

• The city was rife with disease and violence.
  城市中疾病流行，暴力充斥。
• Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
  在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
• RIFE: RIFE is an innovative framework that uses continuations and many other techniques popular in dynamic languages.
  RIFE：RIFE是一种创新性的框架，它使用延续和在动态语言中流行的许多其他技术。
• Speculation is rife that he will be sacked
  人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。
• Rumors have been rife since last Friday, when Di-phthalate, an industrial plasticizer was found in sports drinks.
  当上周五在运动饮料中发现一种工业塑化剂邻邻苯二甲酸二酯，谣言就传开了。
• 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。
• Comments about impeachment are rife in all media.
  所有新闻机构都对弹劾问题发表评论。
• This is my rife! This is my gun!
  这是我的步枪！这是我的家伙！
• 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。
• 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。