rife

US [raɪf]
UK [raɪf]
  • adj.普遍；充斥
  • Web普遍的；流行的；丰富的

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rife
adj.
1.
（坏事）盛行，普遍if sth bad or unpleasant isrife in a place, it is very common there
It is a country where corruption is rife.
这是个腐败成风的国家。
Rumours are rife that he is going to resign.
到处都在传，说他要辞职了。
2.
~ (with sth)
充斥，充满（坏事）full of sth bad or unpleasant
Los Angeles is rife with gossip about the stars' private lives.
洛杉矶盛传明星私生活的流言蜚语。

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AllAll,普遍普遍,充斥充斥,普遍的普遍的,流行的流行的,丰富的丰富的
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1.
PetroChina and its Korla subsidiary refused to be interviewed, but one former employee said discrimination was rife within the company.
中石油及其库尔勒子公司拒绝接受采访，但一位前职员表示，在公司内部，歧视现象十分普遍。
zhōng shí yóu jí qí kù ěr lè zǐ gōng sī jù jué jiē shòu cǎi fǎng , dàn yī wèi qián zhí yuán biǎo shì , zài gōng sī nèi bù , qí shì xiàn xiàng shí fēn pǔ biàn 。
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2.
The problem was that, despite her initial good intentions, she had to work with the system, which is rotten and rife with corruption.
问题在于，尽管她的初衷是好的，但她必须与体制合作，而这个体制已经腐朽，且充斥着腐败。
wèn tí zài yú , jǐn guǎn tā de chū zhōng shì hǎo de , dàn tā bì xū yǔ tǐ zhì hé zuò , ér zhè ge tǐ zhì yǐ jīng fǔ xiǔ , qiě chōng chì zhe fǔ bài 。
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3.
Meanwhile, rumour became rife in the American press and there was the prospect of Parliamentary reactions in London.
与此同时，美国新闻谣言盛传，预料在伦敦也将引起议会的反应。
yǔ cǐ tóng shí , měi guó xīn wén yáo yán shèng chuán , yù liào zài lún dūn yě jiāng yǐn qǐ yì huì de fǎn yìng 。
4.
Speculation was rife that the detention heralded a crackdown on CDB and a potential challenge to Chen Yuan, the bank's powerful president.
当时有很多传言称，王益被抓，标志着对中国国开行开始整肃，并可能对中国国开行权重的行长陈元构成挑战。
dāng shí yǒu hěn duō chuán yán chēng , wáng yì bèi zhuā , biāo zhì zhe duì zhōng guó guó kāi xíng kāi shǐ zhěng sù , bìng kě néng duì zhōng guó guó kāi xíng quán zhòng de háng zhǎng chén yuán gòu chéng tiǎo zhàn 。
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5.
True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.
不错，面试中充满了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。
bú cuò , miàn shì zhōng chōng mǎn le lìng rén jiǒng pò de xiàn jǐng , bú guò zhāo pìn jīng lǐ kě bǐ nǐ xiǎng xiàng de yào kuān róng 。
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6.
Mrs Helstone was hardly under the sod when rumours began to be rife in the neighbourhood that she had died of a broken heart.
赫尔斯通太太几乎还未入土，谣言就已传遍邻里，说她是因伤心而死的。
hè ěr sī tōng tài tài jī hū hái wèi rù tǔ , yáo yán jiù yǐ chuán biàn lín lǐ , shuō tā shì yīn shāng xīn ér sǐ de 。
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7.
Rumours of a coup, planned by a cabal of disgruntled senior security men and ZANU-PF bigwigs opposed to any real power-sharing, are rife.
有个颇为流行的传言说，一位不满的高级军界人物，同时也是一名民盟党重要人物正在策划行动反对任何形式的分权。
yǒu gè pō wéi liú xíng de chuán yán shuō , yī wèi bù mǎn de gāo jí jūn jiè rén wù , tóng shí yě shì yī míng mín méng dǎng zhòng yào rén wù zhèng zài cè huà xíng dòng fǎn duì rèn hé xíng shì de fèn quán 。
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8.
Speculation had been rife for weeks that this year's surprise film would again be from China.
几周来外界一直盛传今年的“惊喜影片”还将来自中国。
jǐ zhōu lái wài jiè yì zhí shèng chuán jīn nián de " jīng xǐ yǐng piàn " hái jiāng lái zì zhōng guó 。
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Elephant poaching largely takes place in central Africa, where poverty and political instability are rife.
偷猎大象主要发生在充斥着贫困和政治动荡的中非。
tōu liè dà xiàng zhǔ yào fā shēng zài chōng chì zhe pín kùn hé zhèng zhì dòng dàng de zhōng fēi 。
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10.
Cuba does not produce enough and its population is ageing. Theft and absenteeism are rife in workplaces across the island.
古巴生产不足且人口正在高龄化，偷窃和旷职在全国各地职场屡见不鲜。
gǔ bā shēng chǎn bù zú qiě rén kǒu zhèng zài gāo líng huà , tōu qiè hé kuàng zhí zài quán guó gè dì zhí chǎng lǚ jiàn bù xiǎn 。
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