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（栽培花草的）温室，暖房 A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown.
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（尤指思想或感情活动的）爆发地，温床 You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense activity, especially intellectual or emotional activity.
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The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times.
熙攘的人群有时将罗马变成一个癫狂情绪的爆发地。
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...the reputation of the College as a hothouse of novel ideas.
该学院享有的新思想摇篮的美誉
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1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
- synonym： conservatory，indoor garden
- 1. Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.
- 在温室里培养出来的东西，不会有强大的生命力。
来自《简明英汉词典》
