rife 坏事或讨厌的事〕普遍存在的，流行的；(坏事)盛行,普遍

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rife / raɪf ; raɪf /
◙adj
1. [not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common
• 〔坏事或讨厌的事〕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。
2. rife with sth,  full 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。
1. 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为，但是各种猜测层出不穷。


rife
rife / raif /
adjective [not before noun]
1. if sth bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there
   (坏事)盛行,普遍
   SYN   widespread :
   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) full of sth bad or unpleasant
   充斥,充满(坏事):
   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。

例句：
......was one of six children, and later claimed that incest was rife in the family.