单词 | rampant |
释义 | rampant (once / 2211 pages) 1adj 2adj 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." 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. WORD FAMILYrampant: rampantly+/ramp: rampage, rampant, ramped, ramping, ramps/rampage: rampaged, rampageous, rampages, rampaging/rampageous: rampageousest, rampageously USAGE EXAMPLESPolice released crime statistics on Sunday that reveal rampant gun violence. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) “This attack shows how rampant Russian hacking is. It’s systemic, relentless, predatory,” Rep. Peter Welch said in a statement. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Militants ran protection rackets, and local government corruption was rampant. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj unrestrained and violent rampant aggression Syn uncontrolled not being under control; out of control 2adj rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile 2a lion rampant Syn rearing erect, upright, vertical upright in position or posture adj (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth a rampant growth of weeds Syn abundant present in great quantity |
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