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hot·bed
/ˈhɑtˌbɛd/
溫床,溫床
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hot·bed
n.
1.
Gardening
A
bed
of
earth
heated
by
fermenting
manure
or
other
substances
,
and
covered
with
glass
,
intended
for
raising
early
plants
,
or
for
nourishing
exotics
.
2.
A
place
which
favors
rapid
growth
or
development
;
as
,
a
hotbed
of
sedition
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
hotbed
n
1:
a
situation
that
is
ideal
for
rapid
development
(
especially
of
something
bad
); "
it
was
a
hotbed
of
vice
"
2:
a
bed
of
earth
covered
with
glass
and
heated
by
rotting
manure
to
promote
the
growth
of
plants
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