hotbed
noun
uk/ˈhɒt.bed/us/ˈhɑːt.bed/a hotbed ofsomething
aplaceorsituationwhere a lot of aparticularactivity,especiallyanunwantedorunpleasantactivity, ishappeningor mighthappen:
(不良行为活动的)温床Thepolicedepartmentwas a hotbed ofcorruption.警察部门曾是腐败的温床。
In the 60s thecitywas a hotbed ofcrime.20世纪60年代,这个城市是一个犯罪的温床。
Unpleasant places
- armpit
- be the armpit ofsomethingidiom
- den
- dive
- dump
- eyesore
- fleabag
- fleapit
- hellhole
- hole
- nest
- pigsty
- sausage machine
- slummy
- the Black Hole of Calcutta
- wasteland
- what's the world coming to?idiom
- world
- zoo