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 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。
• 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。
• Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
  在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
• He leads a party in which corruption is rife.
  他领导着一个腐败横行的党派。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Drug abuse is rife among prisoners.
  囚犯吸毒是很普遍的事。