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hotbed

英 ['hɒtbed] 美 ['hɑtbɛd]

解释

n. 滋长地，温床

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中文词源

hotbed 温床

比喻用法。

英文词源

hotbed (n.): 1620s, from hot + bed (n.); originally "bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants;" generalized sense of "place that fosters rapid growth" is from 1768.

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例句和用法

1. The area was a hotbed of crime.: 这个地区是犯罪活动的温床。

2. The city is a hotbed of crime.: 这个城市是犯罪的温床.

3. These are the seedlings that are hardening off in a hotbed.: 这些是放在温床中经受耐寒锻炼的幼苗.

4. The city was known as a hotbed of intrigue.: 这个城市被认为是个滋生阴谋诡计的温床.

5. Northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals, including the frilled lizard.: 北澳大利亚是奇异动物的温床, 包括皱褶蜥蜴.