A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown.
N-COUNT
(尤指思想或感情活动的)爆发地,温床
You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense activity, especially intellectual or emotional activity.
例句
The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times.熙攘的人群有时将罗马变成一个癫狂情绪的爆发地。...the reputation of the College as a hothouse of novel ideas.该学院享有的新思想摇篮的美誉
英汉词典释义
n.
温室
Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner