| 释义 |
hothouse
UK ['hɒt.haʊs] US ['hɑ:t-] noun
FOR PLANTS 植物
countable
■a heated glass building in which plants are grown 温室，暖房•hothouse tomatoes温室番茄
UK ['hɒt.haʊs] US ['hɑ:t-] noun
EDUCATION 教育
countable usually singular often disapproving
■a place or environment in which people, especially children, are taught to develop skills and knowledge more quickly than usual （使受教育者，尤指儿童，迅速获取技能和知识的）优越环境，温室环境•He was attracted by the hothouse atmosphere of Britain's top schools.英国精英中学的优越环境吸引了他。
UK ['hɒt.haʊs] US ['hɑ:t-] noun
BUSY PLACE 繁忙的地方
countable
■a place where there is a lot of a particular activity （某活动比较集中的）地方，场所•a literary/political hothouse文学／政治的温室 |