hotbed
US /ˈhɑːt.bed/
UK /ˈhɒt.bed/
名詞
1.
温床, 発生源
an environment that encourages the rapid growth or development of something, especially something undesirable
例:
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The city's slums became a hotbed of crime and disease.
その都市のスラム街は犯罪と病気の温床となった。
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The region has long been a hotbed of political unrest.
その地域は長年、政治的混乱の温床となってきた。
2.
温床, 育苗床
a bed of soil heated by fermenting manure, used for growing plants out of season
例:
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Gardeners often use a hotbed to start seeds early in the spring.
庭師は春先に種をまくために温床をよく使う。
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The plants thrived in the warmth of the hotbed.
植物は温床の暖かさでよく育った。