hothouse

温室、暖房

They grow orchids and tomatoes in a glass hothouse all winter.

整个冬天他们都在玻璃温室里种兰花和番茄。

温床、摇篮比喻

The city became a hothouse of art and radical politics.

这座城市成了艺术与激进政治的温床。

温室的、娇生惯养的

He was raised like a hothouse plant, protected from every setback.

他像温室里的花朵一样长大，完全没受过挫折。

紧张的、高压的

The trading floor has a hothouse atmosphere that burns people out.

交易大厅那种高压气氛让人很快就累垮。

催熟、揠苗助长

Some parents hothouse their children from the age of three.

有些家长从孩子三岁就开始揠苗助长。