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单词 rife
释义

rife

adjective
/raɪf/
/raɪf/
[not before noun]
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  1. if something bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there synonym widespread
    • It is a country where corruption is rife.
    • Rumours are rife that he is going to resign.
    Extra Examples
    • Cheating remains rife.
    • Speculation was rife among the students.
    • Corruption was rife in the south of the country.
    • Racism was rife among the colonials.
    • Rumours have been rife in media circles all summer.
    • Speculation is rife that the company is about to be sold.
    • Temperatures were extreme and epidemics rife.
  2. rife (with something) full of something bad or unpleasant
    • Los Angeles is rife with gossip about the stars' private lives.
  3. Word Originlate Old English rȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr ‘acceptable’.
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