rife
adjective · adverbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
Rumors were rife that the factory was about to shut down.
- 2.
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
- 3.
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
Đồng nghĩa: fraught
- 4.
(obsolete)Having power; active; nimble.
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
Plentifully, abundantly.
The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.
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From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (rife, abundant, frequent), from *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (generous), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear (off), rip). Cognate with rju, rijf, rive, rífur, ríviligur, rívan, reifa.