单词 | hotbed |
释义 | hotbed (once / 7397 pages) n WORD FAMILY hotbed: hotbeds USAGE EXAMPLESFrom 1985 to 1988, Latin Quarter was the central hotbed for New York rap: a raging party, proving ground, networking opportunity and combustible jamboree. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Northern Sinai is a hotbed of militancy with plentiful weaponry. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) The area is a hotbed of drug trafficking, killings and extortion. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) 1n a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) it was a hotbed of vice Hyper situation, state of affairs the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time 2n a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants Hyper bed a plot of ground in which plants are growing |
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