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

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 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。
Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry
在这个行业中，贿赂和腐败现象猖獗。
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。
Yet unhappiness remains rife, and in this Guangdong is no exception.
然而不幸福依然盛行，即使在广东也不例外。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He leads a party in which corruption is rife.
他领导着一个腐败横行的党派。