hotbed

n 1 bed of earth heated by rotting manure to help plants to grow （用粪肥发酵产生热量的）温床. 2 (fig 比喻) ~ of sth place where sth evil or undesirable is able to develop easily and freely （有利於坏事物滋生发展的）温床: a hotbed of vice, crime, intrigue, etc ?W罪恶、 犯罪、 阴谋活动等的温床.

hostilely, hostility, hot, hot cake, hot cross bun, hot dog, hot favourite, hot gospeller, hot line, hot money, hot rod, hot spring, hot(title), hot-air balloon, hot-blooded, hot-headed, hot-headedly, hot-headedness, hot-tempered, hot-water, hotchpotch, hotdog, hotel, hotelier, hotelling, hotfoot, hothead, hothouse, hotly, hotplate, hotpot, hotshot, hound, hour, hour-hand, hourglass, houri, hourly, house, house arrest,