hothouseKK [ˋhɑtˏhaʊs] /ˈhɑtˌhaʊs/發音名詞1溫室、暖房They grow orchids and tomatoes in a glass hothouse all winter.整個冬天他們都在玻璃溫室裡種蘭花和番茄。2溫床、搖籃比喻The city became a hothouse of art and radical politics.這座城市成了藝術與激進政治的溫床。形容詞1溫室的、嬌生慣養的He was raised like a hothouse plant, protected from every setback.他像溫室裡的花朵一樣長大，完全沒受過挫折。2緊張的、高壓的The trading floor has a hothouse atmosphere that burns people out.交易大廳那種高壓氣氛讓人很快就累垮。動詞1催熟、揠苗助長Some parents hothouse their children from the age of three.有些家長從孩子三歲就開始揠苗助長。