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 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。
• 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。
• This is my rife! This is my gun!
  这是我的步枪！这是我的家伙！
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Hollywood soon became rife with rumors.
  整个好莱坞顿时流言四起。
• Drug abuse is rife among prisoners.
  囚犯吸毒是很普遍的事。
• 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。
• 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。