hotbed
英 ['h?tbed]
美['hɑtb?d]
- n. 滋長地，溫床
暢通詞匯TEM8
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?hotbeds;
中文詞源
hotbed 溫床
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The area was a hotbed of crime.
- 這個地區(qū)是犯罪活動的溫床。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The city is a hotbed of crime.
- 這個城市是犯罪的溫床.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. These are the seedlings that are hardening off in a hotbed.
- 這些是放在溫床中經(jīng)受耐寒鍛煉的幼苗.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The city was known as a hotbed of intrigue.
- 這個城市被認(rèn)為是個滋生陰謀詭計的溫床.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals, including the frilled lizard.
- 北澳大利亞是奇異動物的溫床, 包括皺褶蜥蜴.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)