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小词详解 | rampant
rampant 英 [ˈræmpənt] 美 [ˈræmpənt]
But as the 20th century drew to a close this arms race in antibiotics became harder because of their rampant use worldwide — on humans, livestock and crops.
但在上世纪末,这场抗生素的军备竞赛变得更加艰难,因为它们在世界各地被滥用,包括用于人类、牲畜和农作物。
——《经济学人》On Thursday, Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s health minister, said he had informed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that there was evidence that Japan was now at a high risk of rampant infection.
周四,日本厚生劳动大臣加藤胜信说,他已告知首相安倍晋三,有证据表明,日本目前有很高的感染失控风险。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] (尤指不受欢迎或令人不快的事物)不受控制地蓬勃发展或蔓延
疾病在过分拥挤的城市中肆虐。
Disease is rampant in the overcrowded city.流言已四处传开。
Gossip has run rampant.
肥沃的土壤很快就成了杂草丛生的地方
A rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds.
缺乏约束的持枪自由导致枪支暴力泛滥,对公民的生命、人身、财产安全构成了严重威胁。
The lack of restraint in the right to hold guns has led to rampant gun violence, posing a serious threat to citizens' life and property safety.
pandemic: (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world pervasive: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people rife: (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread