ubiquitous

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++u·biq·ui·tous /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ ●○○ adjective formal  EVERYWHEREseeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously 似乎无处不在的〔有时为幽默用法〕 Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days. 如今好像到处都是咖啡馆。 a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gérard Depardieu 一部法国电影，由家喻户晓的热拉尔·德帕迪约主演► see thesaurus at common —ubiquitously adverb —ubiquity noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

ubiquitous• Energy-and water-saving technologies are ubiquitous.• We hazard a guess that they're lurking in a shoebox or, worse still, the ubiquitous carrier bag!• At the shopping center, the ubiquitous closed-circuit camera may soon be smart enough to seek him out personally.• The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.• Envy, the thesis runs, is universal and ubiquitous in human beings.• The themes of dependence and danger are ubiquitous in Semai life and are intricately intertwined.• 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.• Plastic containers are ubiquitous nowadays.Origin ubiquitous (1800-1900) Latin ubique “everywhere”, from ubi “where”

u·biq·ui·tous adjectiveChineseSyllable  

sometimes seeming Corpus everywhere used humorously – be to

ubiquitous
u‧biq‧ui‧tous /juːˈbɪkwətəs, juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ adjective formalseeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously:
    Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.
    a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gérard Depardieu
—ubiquitously adverb
—ubiquity noun [uncountable]
     

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 /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.

ubi·qui·tousBrE /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ 🔊NAmE /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (formal or humorous) seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common 似乎无所不在的；十分普遍的◆the ubiquitous bicycles of university towns大学城里处处可见的自行车◆the ubiquitous movie star, Tom Hanks尽人皆知的影星汤姆 · 汉克斯▸ ubi·qui·tous·ly BrE /juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/ 🔊NAmE /juːˈbɪkwɪtəsli/ 🔊 adverb▸ ubi·quity BrE /juːˈbɪkwəti/ 🔊NAmE /juːˈbɪkwəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆the ubiquity of the mass media大众传媒的无所不在