Hotbed



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 温床, 滋长地
• ［英］ n. 温床, 滋长地 ( any place that fosters rapid growth)
• ［记］ 组合词: hot ( 热) + ( bed) 床
• ［例］ The city is a hotbed of crime.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1626
• 1. a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings
• 2. an environment that favors rapid growth or development <a hotbed of activity>

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