Engelsk navneord: hotbed | |||
1. | hotbed (om tilstand) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was a hotbed of vice. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | situation, state of affairs | ||
2. | hotbed (om genstand) a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bed | ||