hotbeds

英 [ˈhɒtbɛdz]

美 [ˈhɑtˌbɛdz]

n.  (坏事、暴力等的)温床
hotbed的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （不良活动的）滋长地，温床
  If you say that somewhere is ahotbed ofan undesirable activity, you are emphasizing that a lot of the activity is going on there or being started there.
  1. ...a state now known worldwide as a hotbed of racial intolerance.
     举世皆知现在是滋生种族褊狭的温床的国家

双语例句

• With hospitals now the hotbeds for highly-resistant pathogens, such procedures become hazardous.
  随着医院现在成了高度耐药病原体的温床，上述操作也变得风险重重。
• Three other hotbeds of hiring now, according to a recent survey of recruiters by career network ExecuNet, are Life Sciences ( including pharmaceuticals and biotech), manufacturing, and energy and utility companies.
  根据招聘网站ExecuNet最近的调查，还有三个正在大量招聘的热门行业，分别是生命科学（包括制药和生物科技），制造业，还有能源和公共事业公司。
• Islands are hotbeds of biodiversity, with many island groups having unique and unusual endemic species that can't be found anywhere else in the world.
  小岛是生物繁衍的温床，有很多动植物都是特有的物种，除了岛上其他任何地方都找不到。
• Slums are hotbeds of crime and disease.
  贫民窟是滋生犯罪和疾病的温床。
• Microclimatic Characteristics of Hotbeds in Winter Months
  越冬温床的若干微气候特点
• School playgrounds are hotbeds of crime and always have been.
  学校操场是犯罪的温床，而且一直以来就是这样。
• The country has built a lot of world-class infrastructure in recent years, but urban planning departments remain hotbeds of bureaucratic graft.
  近年来，中国建造了许多世界级基础设施，但城市规划部门一直是官僚腐败的温床。
• The universities are hotbeds of intrigue.
  大学是阴谋诡计的温床。
• With hospitals now the hotbeds for highly-resistant pathogens, such procedures can themselves be life-threatening.
  当前，由于医院本身就是滋生高耐药性病原体的温床，上述操作步骤本身就可以危及生命。
• Additionally, for the first time in the history hotbeds for anti-Semitism are moving from traditional European countries to the Middle East.
  反犹主义传统上主要发生在欧洲基督教世界，但是目前看来，这种传统的反犹主义正在为中东地区日益高涨的反犹情绪所取代。