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

• At the same time, their own existence is rife with contradiction.
  与此同时，他们自身的存在也充满了矛盾。
• This is my rife! This is my gun!
  这是我的步枪！这是我的家伙！
• 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。
• 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 city was rife with disease and violence.
  城市中疾病流行，暴力充斥。
• She is not mentioned in the Iliad or Odyssey though magic was rife in Homeric times.
  她是中没有提到或伊利亚特奥德赛虽然充满神奇的是在荷马时代。
• 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 investigation was rife with run out and speculation.
  这次调查充斥着言和猜测。
• Comments about impeachment are rife in all media.
  所有新闻机构都对弹劾问题发表评论。
• After he was dropped from the team, speculation about his future plans was rife.
  他退队以后，对他未来计划的猜测纷纷而起。