| 单词 | hothouse |
| 释义 | hothouse (hɒthaʊs ) Word forms: hothouses 1. countable noun A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense activity, especially intellectual or emotional activity. The vast crowds make Rome a frantic hothouse at times. ...the reputation of the College as a hothouse of novel ideas. ...the hothouse atmosphere of a World Cup. Collocations: hothouse atmosphere That is an awful lot of togetherness and it could be argued that the prolonged exposure to a hothouse atmosphere causes bodies, and especially minds, to wilt. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In a hothouse atmosphere, that will not be easy. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In this hothouse atmosphere, romances can quickly grow very intense. The Sun (2008) |
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