/'ræmpənt; `ræmpənt/
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）过于繁茂的
*Rampant ivy had covered the wall. 密密的常春藤遮住了这面墙.
3 (usu directly after a n 通常直接用于名词之後) (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.

adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: , present participle of ramper 'to climb, crawl']
if something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control
→rife, widespread widespread
　Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area.
　The country has high unemployment and rampant inflation .
a plant that is rampant grows and spreads quickly, in a way that is difficult to control
>rampantlyadv