if something bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, it is very common there （坏事）盛行，普遍 It is a country where corruption is rife. 这是个腐败成风的国家。 Rumours are rife that he is going to resign. 到处都在传，说他要辞职了。
Extra ExamplesCheating remains rife. 作弊仍然很普遍。 Speculation was rife among the students. 学生中投机盛行。 Corruption was rife in the south of the country. 该国南部腐败成风。 Racism was rife among the colonials. 殖民者中种族主义盛行。 Rumours have been rife in media circles all summer. 整个夏天，谣言在媒体圈里四处传播。 Speculation is rife that the company is about to be sold. 大家纷纷猜测那家公司要被卖掉。 Temperatures were extreme and epidemics rife. 气温非常高，流行病肆虐。
- rife (with something)
full of something bad or unpleasant 充斥，充满（坏事）
Word Originlate Old English rȳfe, probably from Old Norse rīfr ‘acceptable’.