Corruption was rife in the city's government.
腐败在该市政府中盛行。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “rife”: The rumors about the new policy were ______ throughout the office.
B — common. “rife” means adj. Widespread and prevalent; abundant
In the crowded, crumbling slum, poverty and disease were sadly ______.
C — rife. “rife” means adj. Widespread and prevalent; abundant
rife — adj. Widespread and prevalent; abundant. In Chinese: 普遍的，盛行的.
rife is pronounced /raɪf/. It breaks into 1 syllable: rife.
Corruption was rife in the city's government. (腐败在该市政府中盛行。)
widespread, prevalent, abundant — all close in meaning to rife (adj. Widespread and prevalent; abundant).
Yes. rife appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
rife (widespread, pervasive) → widespread, prevalent.