hotbed

US [ˈhɑtˌbed]
UK [ˈhɒtˌbed]
  • n.（坏事、暴力等的）温床
  • Web策源地；热床；热炕
Plural Form：hotbeds  

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hotbed
n.
1.
[ususing]
~ of sth
（坏事、暴力等的）温床a place where a lot of a particular activity, especially sth bad or violent, is happening
The area was a hotbed of crime.
这个地区以前是犯罪活动的温床。

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1.
Late last year he began to turn United's sleepy headquarters into a hotbed of dealmaking, at least by the standards of suburban Georgia.
去年年底他开始将联合银行混混欲睡的总部变为并购交易的温床，至少在佐治亚的郊区是这样的。
qù nián nián dǐ tā kāi shǐ jiāng lián hé yín háng hùn hùn yù shuì de zǒng bù biàn wéi bìng gòu jiāo yì de wēn chuáng , zhì shǎo zài zuǒ zhì yà de jiāo qū shì zhè yàng de 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
If it was independent it would be a hotbed of anti-China activity and spread Indian influence into the Chinese heartland.
如果它独立，就会成为反华运动的温床，而且也会让印度的影响扩大到中国的中心地带。
rú guǒ tā dú lì , jiù huì chéng wéi fǎn huá yùn dòng de wēn chuáng , ér qiě yě huì ràng yìn dù de yǐng xiǎng kuò dà dào zhōng guó de zhōng xīn dì dài 。
www.ltaaa.com
3.
"I think it would be the most natural thing he could do, to get back into the real hotbed of football, " he said of his former player.
“我想他这么做很正常，回到真正的足球绿洲，”他这样说自己的前弟子。
" wǒ xiǎng tā zhè me zuò hěn zhèng cháng , huí dào zhēn zhèng de zú qiú lǜ zhōu , " tā zhè yàng shuō zì jǐ de qián dì zǐ 。
forum.sports.sina.com.cn
4.
The Libyan leader seems to have lost control of the east of the country, traditionally a hotbed of resentment towards his rule.
这名利比亚领导人似乎已失去对国家东部的控制，传统上那里是憎恨卡扎菲统治的温床。
zhè míng lì bǐ yà lǐng dǎo rén sì hū yǐ shī qù duì guó jiā dōng bù de kòng zhì , chuán tǒng shàng nà li shì zēng hèn kǎ zhā fēi tǒng zhì de wēn chuáng 。
www.ftchinese.com
5.
'There's a hotbed of problems it would open up' because tablets could be used for nonmedical purposes, she said.
她说，如果承保的话，就会滋生大量问题，因为平板电脑可能会被用于非医疗用途。
tā shuō , rú guǒ chéng bǎo de huà , jiù huì zī shēng dà liàng wèn tí , yīn wèi píng bǎn diàn nǎo kě néng huì bèi yòng yú fēi yī liáo yòng tú 。
chinese.wsj.com
6.
It's probably worth pointing out, however, that the Sun is not exactly known as a hotbed of serious environmental journalism.
然而，或许值得指出的是，太阳报并不被认为是一个会发布严重的环境问题的新闻团体。
rán ér , huò xǔ zhí de zhǐ chū de shì , tài yáng bào bìng bù bèi rèn wéi shì yī gè huì fā bù yán zhòng de huán jìng wèn tí de xīn wén tuán tǐ 。
www.elanso.com
7.
Among rich countries, France has lived up to its name as a hotbed of militancy.
在发达国家，法国是名副其实的暴力温床。
zài fā dá guó jiā , fǎ guó shì míng fù qí shí de bào lì wēn chuáng 。
www.ecocn.org
8.
Somalia was not always a hotbed of piracy. Its main industry in the Puntland region where the pirates have their hub, was fishing.
索马里并非一直是海盗的温床，在海盗集中的邦特兰（Puntland）地区，支柱产业曾是渔业。
suǒ mǎ lǐ bìng fēi yì zhí shì hǎi dào de wēn chuáng , zài hǎi dào jí zhōng de bāng tè lán ( Puntland ) dì qū , zhī zhù chǎn yè céng shì yú yè 。
www.ftchinese.com
9.
Unlike other films of that era, A Space Odyssey showed outer space as a silent place, rather than as a hotbed of deafening explosions.
与那个时代的其他影片不同，太空奥德赛展显了一个平静的外太空，并非是一个爆炸声震耳欲聋的温床。
yǔ nà ge shí dài de qí tā yǐng piàn bù tóng , tài kōng ào dé sài zhǎn xiǎn le yī gè píng jìng de wài tài kōng , bìng fēi shì yī gè bào zhà shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng de wēn chuáng 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
It has been a hotbed of confrontation for hundreds of years, and sought after for its wealth.
它已经持续几百年成为了一个对抗的温床，追捧着财富。
tā yǐ jīng chí xù jǐ bǎi nián chéng wèi le yī gè duì kàng de wēn chuáng , zhuī pěng zhe cái fù 。
cqly186.blog.163.com
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