Rampant



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.蔓生的, 猖獗的
• ［英］ adj.蔓生的, 猖獗的 ( marked by a menacing wildness or absence of restraint)
• ［记］ Disease was rampant ( 疾病蔓延)
• ［例］ Disease was rampant ( 疾病蔓延)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, present participle of ramper
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
  • b. standing on one hind foot with one foreleg raised above the other and the head in profile — used of a heraldic animal
• 2.
  • a. marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint <rampant rumors>
  • b. profusely widespread <rampant weeds>
• ? rampantly adverb

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