plural hotbeds
plural hotbeds
Learner's definition of HOTBED
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: a place where something grows or develops easily : a place where something happens very commonly温床；滋生地；事件频发的地方 -
The neighborhood has become a hotbed of crime. [=a place where many crimes occur]这附近已经成了犯罪活动的温床。
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a hotbed of research利于研究的环境
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a hotbed of political unrest政治动荡多发地