Rampant
[ 'ræmpənt ]
成人 Adult Edu
adj. 蔓延的;猖獗的;（指动物）只用后腿站立的;（植物）疯长的;
💡 词根助记
ramp攀爬 + ant具有...的 →不经控制的攀爬→ 猖獗的；狂暴的；奔放的
📝 例句
Crime and lawlessness are rampant as never before in our history.
犯罪和违法行为之猖獗是我国历史上前所未有的。
Hegemony may continue to run rampant.
霸权主义还要继续横行下去。
rampant gardant
(纹章)朝正面用后脚站立着的
rampant individualism
放荡不羁的个人主义
The rampant clapping has been broken out of people.
人们爆发了疯狂的掌声。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ram-羊,pant-裤子:样都穿裤子了→猖獗的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
rampant
adj
1 (of disease, crime, etc) flourishing excessively; unrestrained （指疾病、 罪恶等）猖獗的, 遏制不住的
Cholera was rampant in the district. 这个区里霍乱蔓延十分严重.
a city of rampant violence 暴力活动失去控制的城市.
2 (of plants) growing too luxuriantly or thickly （指植物）过於繁茂的
Rampant ivy had covered the wall. 密密的常春藤遮住了这面墙.
3 (usu directly after a n 通常直接用於名词之後) (heraldry 纹) (of an animal on a coat of arms) standing on one hind leg with forelegs raised （指盾形纹章上的动物）用一只後腿站立前脚跃起的
lions rampant 立狮纹章. Cf 参看 couchant.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ræmpәnt]a. 猖獗的, 蔓生的, 猛烈的, 跃立作扑击状的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I've seen you in it.
我曾见过你那身打扮。
Go farther and fare worse.
一动不如一静。
It is a harmless bait, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
这种习惯无害，只把写字台里堆得满满当当，以致每次打开抽屉总能带出许多纸片四处飞扬。