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单词 hotbed
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hotbed
noun
uk
/ˈhɒt.bed/us
/ˈhɑːt.bed/
a hotbed ofsomething
aplaceorsituationwhere a lot of aparticularactivity,especiallyanunwantedorunpleasantactivity, ishappeningor mighthappen:
（不良行为活动的）温床
Thepolicedepartmentwas a hotbed ofcorruption.警察部门曾是腐败的温床。
In the 60s thecitywas a hotbed ofcrime.20世纪60年代，这个城市是一个犯罪的温床。
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(Definition ofhotbedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hotbed| American Dictionary

hotbed
noun[C]
us
/ˈhɑtˌbed/
aplaceorsituationwhere a lot of aparticularactivityishappeningor mighthappen:
Seattle is a hotbed ofsoftwarepublishing.
(Definition ofhotbedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhotbed

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It provided a supply of new recruits but was at the same time ahotbedof dissent.
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The introduction of these model homes had not had any effect on the incidence of relapsing fever, for the places were still hotbeds of the disease during winter.
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Divisional chiefs struggled to become paramounts, and paramountcies were particular hotbeds of litigation.
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Just as the western states were hotbeds of other democratizing reforms, such as the initiative, referendum, and female suffrage, they likewise embraced direct election of senators.
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You have also the fact that street trading is ahotbedof criminality, and of the loafer and cadger.
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The bracken plant is ahotbedof disease.
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They have turned the trade unions of this country into hotbeds of political intrigue.
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There are people who speak as if the county schools were hotbeds of immorality and atheism.
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He said it was ahotbedof discontent.
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It is anything but ahotbedof dissent.
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It is in turmoil; it is ahotbedof discontent.
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This sum of £500,000 is a sum asked for deliberately for the odious purpose of nursing thathotbedof trouble, the spy.
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Certain types of pet shops, usually grossly overcrowded, are known to be hotbeds of disease.
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Many areas, including my constituency, are not hotbeds of crime and are relatively safe, which is not the case everywhere.
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I have not chosen examples of hotbeds of socialism.
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