单词	ubiquitous
释义	ubiquitousu‧biq‧ui‧tous /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ ●○○ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINubiquitous Origin: 1800-1900 Latin ubique ‘everywhere’, from ubi ‘where’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Plastic containers are ubiquitous nowadays. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At the shopping center, the ubiquitous closed-circuit camera may soon be smart enough to seek him out personally. Energy-and water-saving technologies are ubiquitous. Envy, the thesis runs, is universal and ubiquitous in human beings. None of these flaws showed up in the Adam Smith neckties that were ubiquitous in the Reagan administration. The low prices and generous portions account for the ubiquitous lines, which almost always extend out the door. The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers. The themes of dependence and danger are ubiquitous in Semai life and are intricately intertwined. We hazard a guess that they're lurking in a shoebox or, worse still, the ubiquitous carrier bag! Thesaurus THESAURUS► common if something is common, there are a lot of them: · Jones is a very common name in Great Britain.· Foxes are common in the area.· Personal computers are nearly as common in American homes as televisions. ► widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: · Racism is much more widespread than people imagine.· The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread.· the widespread availability of antibiotics ► commonplace [not before noun] especially written common in a particular place or time – used especially when saying that this seems surprising or unusual: · Crimes such as robbery are commonplace in big cities.· Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb. ► prevalent formal common in a place or among a group of people – used especially about illnesses, problems, or ideas: · Flu is most prevalent during the winter months.· Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US.· This belief is more prevalent among men than women. ► rife [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems: · AIDS is rife in some parts of the world. ► ubiquitous formal very common and seen in many different places – often used humorously in written descriptions: · He was carrying the ubiquitous MP3 player.· In Britain, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous. ► something is everywhere especially spoken used when saying that you can see something a lot in many different places: · Images of the dictator were everywhere.· Microchips seem to be everywhere these days – even in washing machines.· One of the first things you notice in Amsterdam are the bicycles – they’re everywhere. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most · The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.· Hand-loom weavers in the various textile manufactures were the most ubiquitous of manufacturing workers. seeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously:  Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days. a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gérard Depardieu► see thesaurus at common—ubiquitously adverb—ubiquity noun [uncountable]
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