hotbed
英 ['hɒtbed]***美 ['hɑtbɛd]
中文词源
中文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The area was a hotbed of crime.
- 这个地区是犯罪活动的温床。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The city is a hotbed of crime.
- 这个城市是犯罪的温床.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自互联网
- 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.
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