• n. 滋長地，溫床

比喻用法。

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.

1. The area was a hotbed of crime.

這個地區是犯罪活動的溫床。

來自《權威詞典》

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.

這個城市被認為是個滋生陰謀詭計的溫床.

來自互聯網

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.

來自互聯網