Definition
温床 is a noun with two senses. In agriculture, it refers to a hotbed — a bed of soil heated by fermenting manure — used for raising seedlings. Figuratively, it means a place or environment where something (usually negative) develops or grows rapidly, like a 'breeding ground'. It is common in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
n.
(agriculture) hotbeda heated bed for raising seedlings(figurative) breeding groundplace where something (esp. negative) flourishes
Examples
- 温床。Nóngmín zài wēn chuáng shàng péiyù shūcài yòumiáo.Farmers grow vegetable seedlings in hotbeds.
- 温床。Fǔbài shì shèhuì dòngdàng de wēn chuáng.Corruption is a breeding ground for social unrest.
- 温床。Zhè zhǒng huánjìng chéng le fànzuì de wēn chuáng.This kind of environment becomes a hotbed of crime.
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