spawning ground
US /ˈspɑː.nɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
UK /ˈspɔː.nɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
名詞
1.
產卵場
a place where fish, frogs, or other aquatic animals go to lay their eggs
範例:
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Salmon return to the same spawning ground where they were born.
鮭魚會回到它們出生的同一個產卵場。
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The shallow waters of the bay serve as a spawning ground for many species.
海灣的淺水區是許多物種的產卵場。
2.
溫床, 發源地
a place or situation that produces or encourages the development of something, especially something bad
範例:
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The slums became a spawning ground for crime.
貧民窟成了犯罪的溫床。
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Universities are often a spawning ground for new ideas.
大學通常是新思想的發源地。