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

• 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。
• A singer's training can be an uncertain road rife with wrong turns and mirages.
  歌唱家的训练可能是一条充满错误转折和幻想的不确定的道路。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Drug abuse is rife among prisoners.
  囚犯吸毒是很普遍的事。
• 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。
• The investigation was rife with run out and speculation.
  这次调查充斥着言和猜测。