rampant
adjective /ˈræmpənt/
/ˈræmpənt/
- (of something bad
) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled坏事 synonym unchecked泛滥的;猖獗的 - rampant inflation/corruption
猖獗的通货膨胀/腐败 - Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.
在欧洲的大部分地区,失业问题难以控制。
- rampant inflation/corruption
- (of plants
) growing thickly and very fast in a way that cannot be controlled植物 疯长的
词源Middle English (as a heraldic term): from Old French, literally ‘crawling’, present participle of ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. From the original use describing a wild animal, arose the sense ‘fierce’, leading to the current notion of ‘unrestrained’.