hotbed 详细解释

hotbed

['hɔt.bed]

n. 温床

n.[C]

1. (培育植物的)温床

2. (孳生疾病和犯罪等的)温床

Slums are hotbeds of crime and disease.

贫民窟是滋生犯罪和疾病的温床。

词形变化

动词过去式: hot-wired | 动词过去分词: hot-wired | 动词现在分词: hot-wiring | 动词第三人称单数: hot-wires |

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 hotbed:

a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)

a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

补充

hotbedhotbed英:[ˈhɔtbed] 美:[ˈhɑtˌbɛd]n.1.(坏事、暴力等的)温床

例句

1. The university is a hotbed of political activity.大学是政治活动的温床。 2. a state now known worldwide as a hotbed of racial intolerance如今作为种族排他主义的温床而闻名于世的国家 3. the country was a hotbed of revolt and dissension.该国是反叛和冲突的温床。 4. The neighborhood has become a hotbed of crime. [=a place where many crimes occur]这附近已经成了犯罪活动的温床。 5. a hotbed of research利于研究的环境 6. a hotbed of political unrest政治动荡多发地

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