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be rife with sth
be rife with 后接名词，常表示充满不良或令人不快的事物。
The article is rife with errors.
这篇文章错误百出。
流行的；盛传的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
流行的；盛传的
widespread or common, especially of something unpleasant
The article is rife with errors.
这篇文章错误百出。
常指坏事或不愉快的事
普遍的,常见的,流行的,当前的(主要指令人不快或有害的事物)。
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
丰富的；大量存在的,充足的。
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
充满(多指令人不快或有害的事物)。
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Rumors about the manager's resignation were rife in the office.
关于经理辞职的谣言在办公室里流传甚广。
The city was rife with crime during that period.
在那一时期，这座城市犯罪猖獗。
Corruption was rife in the old government.
旧政府中腐败盛行。
be rife with 后接名词，常表示充满不良或令人不快的事物。
The article is rife with errors.
这篇文章错误百出。
表示某种现象在某地或某群体中普遍存在、盛行。
Disease was rife among the refugees.
疾病在难民中蔓延。
that 从句说明传闻或猜测的具体内容。
Speculation is rife that the company will be sold.
外界盛传这家公司将被出售。
Not this
This area is rife of crime.
Use this
This area is rife with crime.
rife 表示“充满、遍布”时是表语形容词，必须与介词 with 搭配，构成 be rife with；不能像 full of 那样用 of。因此把 of 改为 with 就对了。
Not this
Rumors are ripe in the office.
Use this
Rumors are rife in the office.
ripe 意为“成熟的”，与 rife（流行的、盛传的）拼写和读音相近，但语义完全不同。要表达“谣言四起”应使用 rife，而不是 ripe。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
满是……的；充斥着……的
The report was rife with errors.
那份报告错误百出。
谣言四起；流言满天飞
Rumours are rife about the reasons for her resignation.
关于她辞职原因的谣言满天飞。
在……中普遍存在；在……中盛行
Illiteracy is rife among the older generation.
文盲现象在老一辈中普遍存在。
遍布；在……各处蔓延
Violence was rife throughout the city during the riots.
骚乱期间，暴力事件遍布全城。
充满，充斥着（尤指坏事）
The region is rife with armed conflict.
该地区充斥着武装冲突。
（谣言、疾病等）迅速蔓延，泛滥
Rumors of layoffs ran rife throughout the company.
裁员的谣言在公司里四处蔓延。
充满可能性的
A blank canvas is rife with possibilities.
一块空白画布充满各种可能性。
Use rife naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
rife 与 life 同韵，把 life 的 l 换成 r；想象生命(life)无处不在，即可记住 rife 表示“充满、盛行的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、正式演讲、学术文章 rife 多用于正式或书面语境，通常描述不良现象普遍存在，或与 with 连用表示“满是…”；日常口语较少见，常改用 widespread 或 full of。
与 rife 同韵（/aɪf/）的词有 life /laɪf/、knife /naɪf/、wife /waɪf/、strife /straɪf/。注意拼写相似的 riff /rɪf/ 和 rifle /ˈraɪfəl/ 发音不同：riff 的元音是 /ɪ/，rifle 则多出一个 /əl/ 音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.