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rampant adj.猖獗的；蔓延的；猛烈的；[纹]跃立的 (1) 疾病在这个国家猖獗。(2) 独裁者死后政治混乱猖獗。(3) 意见分歧在委员会的成员中蔓延。(4) 在欧洲的大部份地区，失业问题难以控制。 If you're running rampant, you're on a rampage. Both come from the French word ramper meaning "to climb, creep" like an animal on hind legs, paws in climbing-mode, or like wild plants such as the kudzu that ran rampant over an old barn until the entire thing was covered. There can also be rampant wildfires that destroy houses in the Southwest, or robots that run rampant in the lab after the janitor accidentally sets them free.

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英 ['ræmpənt] 美 ['ræmpənt] (1) Sickness was rampant in the country.(2) Anarchy was rampant after the dictator died.(3) Dissension is rampant among the members of the committee.(4) Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe. Rampant means wild, out of control, to be up on your hind legs roaring at the world. You don't have to be four-legged: "The children ran rampant at the supermarket even though their mother tried to control them." 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（犯罪）猖獗的；（疾病）蔓延的 If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. Inflation is rampant and industry in decline.通胀势头严重，工业不断下滑。...the rampant corruption of the administration.行政部门无处不在的贪污腐败

英语单词	rampant
英美音标	英 ['ræmpənt] 美 ['ræmpənt]
中文释义	adj.猖獗的；蔓延的；猛烈的；[纹]跃立的
英语例句	(1) Sickness was rampant in the country. (2) Anarchy was rampant after the dictator died. (3) Dissension is rampant among the members of the committee. (4) Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.
中文例句	(1) 疾病在这个国家猖獗。 (2) 独裁者死后政治混乱猖獗。 (3) 意见分歧在委员会的成员中蔓延。 (4) 在欧洲的大部份地区，失业问题难以控制。
vocabulary简明	Rampant means wild, out of control, to be up on your hind legs roaring at the world. You don't have to be four-legged: "The children ran rampant at the supermarket even though their mother tried to control them."
vocabulary扩展	If you're running rampant, you're on a rampage. Both come from the French word ramper meaning "to climb, creep" like an animal on hind legs, paws in climbing-mode, or like wild plants such as the kudzu that ran rampant over an old barn until the entire thing was covered. There can also be rampant wildfires that destroy houses in the Southwest, or robots that run rampant in the lab after the janitor accidentally sets them free.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（犯罪）猖獗的；（疾病）蔓延的 If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. Inflation is rampant and industry in decline. 通胀势头严重，工业不断下滑。 ...the rampant corruption of the administration. 行政部门无处不在的贪污腐败

Rampant Hind Ran 英 Ræmpənt] 美 Ræmpənt Adj.猖獗的；蔓延的；猛烈的；[纹]跃立的 Sickness