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allowed to thrive

任其猖獗 / 听任其繁荣发展

「thrive」原意是繁荣、兴旺。在这里,与「crime」搭配,「allowed to thrive」指的是犯罪活动被纵容,以至于在城市中大肆滋长、猖獗不已。通常这个词组用在积极语境,这里是反讽用法。

My brother's city has fallen into squalor.
Crime of every breed has been allowed to thrive.
No longer.