rife
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rife /raɪf/ adjective 1 [not before noun]COMMON if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common 〔不良或令人讨厌的事物〕普遍存在的，流行的 Violent crime is rife in our inner cities. 暴力犯罪在我们的旧城区非常猖獗。► see thesaurus at common2 rife with something FULLfull of something bad or unpleasant 充斥某事物 The crowded factories are rife with disease. 拥挤的工厂疾病流行。3 run rife to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way 迅速蔓延 No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife. 没有人确切知道他的所作所为，但是各种猜测层出不穷。
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rife• Pitt was a great philanthropist and wanted to stamp out smuggling, which was rife.• Reports of inhuman treatment, torture, and public execution for failure to conform with Kimism were rife.• Rumours have always been rife about Macari's interest in turf accountancy.• Drug abuse is rife despite a nationwide crackdown.• Bribery is rife in jockeying for good positions on the dealing floor of some firms.• Horror stories are rife of ex-cons setting up their own security companies, with all the obvious risks that entails.• Only later did I find out conjecture was rife that I was a government spy.• But rumour is rife that the reactor pot has already been buried.• Granted, expectation of the Messiah was rife throughout the Holy Land at the time.Origin rife Old English ryferife adjectiveChinese
Corpus bad is very if rife, is it something unpleasant or
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rife /raɪf/
adjective
Violent crime is rife in our inner cities.
2. rife with something full of something bad or unpleasant:
The crowded factories are rife with disease.
3. run rife to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way:
No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife.
▪ 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 /raɪf/ [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems: AIDS is rife in some parts of the world.
▪ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwətəs, juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ 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.
rife /raɪf/
adjective Language: Old English
Origin: ryfe
1. [not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common:Origin: ryfe
2. rife with something full of something bad or unpleasant:
3. run rife to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way:
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