单词 | hothouse |
释义 | hot·house ![]() n. 1. A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature. 2. An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed: "With its mix of African, Latin, European, and pan-American influences, the Caribbean is truly a musical hothouse" (New Yorker). adj. 1. Grown in a hothouse: a hothouse orchid. 2. Delicate and sensitive, as if from being grown in a hothouse. tr.v. hot·housed, hot·hous·ing, hot·hous·es To cultivate in a hothouse. |
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