rampant

形容词 rampant:

1. unrestrained and violent
2. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
   同义词：rearing
3. (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth

1. Deplored the rampant consumerism of contemporary society.
   对当代社会中狂热的拜金思想深感遗憾
2. Sickness was rampant in the country.
   疾病在这个国家猖獗。

ram.pant

adj.（形容词）
Extending unchecked; unrestrained:
蔓延的，不受限制的：不受限制地蔓延的；无节制的：
例句：
a rampant growth of weeds in the neglected yard.
杂草在未被妥善照管的院子里滋长

Occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife:
猖獗的：不受限制地和经常地、大面积地或有威胁性地发生；盛行：
例句：
a rampant epidemic; rampant corruption in city government.
一场流行瘟疫；市政府里腐败成风

Rearing on the hind legs.
用后腿站立的
Heraldry Rearing on the left hind leg with the forelegs elevated, the right above the left, and usually with the head in profile.
【纹章学】 跃立的：用左后腿站立，前腿抬起，右前腿高于左前腿的，通常头部呈侧面
Architecture Springing from a support or an abutment that is higher at one side than at the other:
【建筑学】 拱墩有高低的：从一侧比另一侧高的支撑点或拱座上跳起的：
例句：
a rampant arch.
跛拱

来源：
Middle English rampaunt
中古英语 rampaunt
from Old French rampant [present participle of] ramper [to ramp] * see ramp 2
源自 古法语 rampant [] ramper的现在分词 [斜坡] *参见 ramp2

【引伸】
ram.pancy
n.（名词）
ram.pantly
adv.（副词）