hothouse
US /ˈhɑːt.haʊs/
UK /ˈhɑːt.haʊs/
名詞
1.
溫室
a heated greenhouse, especially one for growing tender plants
範例:
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The orchids thrive in the warm, humid conditions of the hothouse.
蘭花在溫室溫暖潮濕的環境中茁壯成長。
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We installed a new heating system in the hothouse.
我們在溫室裡安裝了一個新的供暖系統。
2.
溫床, 高壓環境
an environment that encourages rapid, often intense, development or growth
範例:
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The startup incubator was a real hothouse for new ideas.
這個初創企業孵化器是新思想的真正溫床。
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The intense competition created a hothouse atmosphere in the office.
激烈的競爭在辦公室裡營造了一種溫室般的氛圍。
動詞
1.
過度培養, 加速發展
to subject to an environment that encourages rapid, often intense, development or growth
範例:
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The coach tried to hothouse his young athletes, pushing them to their limits.
教練試圖過度培養他的年輕運動員，將他們推向極限。
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Some parents tend to hothouse their children academically.
有些父母傾向於在學業上過度培養他們的孩子。
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