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rife是什么意思，rife怎么读

rife基本信息

读法：英 [raɪf] 美 [raɪf]

释义：

  • adj. 普遍的；流行的；盛传的
  • n. (Rife)人名；(西)里费；(英)赖夫

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    英英释义

    Adjective:

  • most frequent or common;"prevailing winds"
  • excessively abundant

    • 中英词源

    rife 普遍的，盛行的wWW.weNtIyI.COM

    来自古英语 rife,大量的，普通的，盛行的，来自 Proto-Germanic*rif,可能来自 PIE*rei,撕，扯， 砍，词源同 river,rift.通常用于形容坏事的盛行。

    rife (adj.)
    Old English rife "abundant, common, prevalent," from Proto-Germanic *rif- (cognates: Old Norse rifr, Swedish river, Norwegian riv, Middle Dutch riif, Middle Low German rive "abundant, generous"), said to be from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" "The prevalence of the word in early southern texts is in favour of its being native in English, rather than an adoption from Scandinavian." [OED]

    词态变化

    权威造句

    1. Hollywood soon became rife with rumors.
    整个好莱坞顿时流言四起。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. Speculation is rife that he will be sacked.
    人们纷纷猜测他会被解雇。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. It is a country where corruption is rife.
    这是个腐败成风的国家。

    来自《权威词典》

    4. Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
    大家都在推测王子会娶谁.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    5. Disease is rife in the area.
    疾病在这一区很流行.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    近反义词

  • rife with 充斥着

    • 相似短语

  • to rife with 充斥
  • rife with 充斥着The city was rife with disease and violence.城市中疾病流行,暴力充斥。
  • be rife with v. 充满
  • uesd to be rife 过去很盛行

    • 单词分析

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