hotbed

名词

1. 1

   温床、滋生地多指负面事物

   The neighborhood became a hotbed of crime and drug dealing.

   那个社区成了犯罪与毒品交易的温床。

2. 2

   温床、发源地

   The university is a hotbed of new ideas and research.

   这所大学是新思想与研究的摇篮。

3. 3

   温床、育苗床园艺

   She started her tomato seedlings in a hotbed last spring.

   去年春天她在温床里育出番茄苗。