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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Speculation is rife that he will be sacked
  人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。
• 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。
• 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。
• The country was rife with rumours of war.
  这个国家流传着要发生战争的谣言。
• 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。