rife

[raif]

adj.非常多的, 盛传的, 流行的

例句与用法:

His thesis is rife with errors.

他的学位论文错误连篇。

Fraud, violence, war at home and abroad were rife.

欺诈、暴力、对内对外的战争四处猖獗。

词形变化:

形容词比较级: rifer | 形容词最高级: rifest |

详细释义:

a.[F]

1. 流行的; 蔓延的

Rumours were rife that they had met with a terrible disaster and that all were dead.

说他们遭到大灾难并全都死了的谣言到处流行。

The flu is rife.

目前流行性感冒蔓延。

2. 充满的; 充斥的[(+with)]

The thesis is rife with errors.

这篇论文错误百出。


短语词组:

rife with

1. 充斥着

The city was rife with disease and violence.

城市中疾病流行, 暴力充斥。