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rampant + noun
rampant 作定语，修饰不好的事物，表示“泛滥的、失控的”。
Rampant inflation is making daily life harder.
猖獗的通货膨胀使日常生活更加艰难。
猖獗的；泛滥的；失控的
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猖獗的；泛滥的；失控的
Spreading or occurring unchecked and usually harmfully; rife, violent, or out of control.
Rampant inflation is making daily life harder.
猖獗的通货膨胀使日常生活更加艰难。
(动物)以后腿直立,前爪伸展。
Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
猖獗的
unrestrained and violent
(纹章学)后腿直立,前爪抬起,侧身。
Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
(纹章)左后腿站立,前腿扬起,头侧视
rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
The rampant inflation has eroded people's savings.
猖獗的通货膨胀侵蚀了人们的储蓄。
AI contextual example
Ivy grew rampant over the garden wall, almost covering it entirely.
常春藤在花园墙上茂盛生长，几乎完全覆盖了墙体。
AI contextual example
Crime was rampant in the city during the economic crisis.
经济危机期间，这座城市犯罪猖獗。
AI contextual example
rampant aggression
猖獗的侵略。
WordNet
rampant 作定语，修饰不好的事物，表示“泛滥的、失控的”。
Rampant inflation is making daily life harder.
猖獗的通货膨胀使日常生活更加艰难。
be rampant 表示“十分普遍且难以控制”，常用于负面语境。
Corruption was rampant in the old regime.
旧政权时期腐败猖獗。
run rampant 意为“肆意蔓延/疯长”，可指植物疯长，也可指谣言、疾病等扩散。
The vines have run rampant in the summer rain.
夏雨过后藤蔓疯长。
Not this
Prices are increasing rampant.
Use this
Prices are increasing rampantly.
这里修饰动词 increasing（增长）需要用副词 rampantly；rampant 是形容词，只能修饰名词，不能修饰动词。
Not this
Education is rampant in developed countries.
Use this
Education is widespread in developed countries.
rampant 常用来描述坏事（如犯罪、腐败）失控蔓延，含贬义；表达中性的“普遍、广泛”应该用 widespread 或 common。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腐败猖獗；贪污腐败横行
Rampant corruption in the government eroded public trust.
政府中猖獗的腐败侵蚀了公众的信任。
恶性通货膨胀；通胀失控
The economy was destabilized by rampant inflation.
恶性通货膨胀破坏了经济的稳定。
犯罪猖獗；罪行泛滥
Rampant crime has made the neighborhood unsafe at night.
犯罪猖獗使得这个街区夜晚很不安全。
疾病肆虐；疫病蔓延
Rampant disease swept through the crowded camp.
疾病在拥挤的营地中肆虐蔓延。
肆虐；横行；猖獗蔓延
Without proper control, the fire ran rampant through the forest.
由于缺乏有效的控制，大火在森林中肆虐蔓延。
疯长蔓延；恶性增长
The garden was overtaken by rampant growth of weeds.
花园里杂草疯长，蔓延得到处都是。
不受控制地蔓延；肆虐；猖獗
The disease ran rampant through the crowded city.
这种疾病在拥挤的城市里肆虐蔓延。
深红底色上一只金色的狮子呈跃立状。（出自《冰与火之歌》，兰尼斯特家族的族徽）
The Lannister sigil, a golden lion rampant on a crimson field, is recognized across Westeros.
兰尼斯特家族的族徽——深红底色上的金色跃狮——在整个维斯特洛广为人知。
Use rampant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记：纹章里后腿站立的狮子（rampant）凶猛张扬，让人想到‘猖獗、疯长’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news、formal writing、public speech 该词通常用于正式或半正式场合，多出现在新闻报道、政论文章等书面语境中，形容负面事物（如犯罪、疾病）蔓延或失控。日常口语中也可使用，但相对正式。
一般不用于形容具体的人
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