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a hothouse for sth
hothouse 是可数名词，指培育植物的温室。
The botanical garden has a hothouse for tropical plants.
植物园里有一座培育热带植物的温室。
温室
hothouses — plural of hothouse
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
温室
a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
The botanical garden has a hothouse for tropical plants.
植物园里有一座培育热带植物的温室。
加热温室。
A heated greenhouse.
植物按令人愉悦的方式排列的温室
a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
促进成长或发展的环境；温床。
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
充满冲突或阴谋的环境。
An environment full of conflict or plots.
The gardener moved the rare orchids into the hothouse before the cold snap.
园丁在寒潮来临前把珍稀兰花搬进了温室。
Tomatoes grow faster in a hothouse, where the temperature and humidity are carefully controlled.
在温度和湿度都得到精心控制的温室里，西红柿长得更快。
The hothouse was filled with colorful flowers even in the middle of winter.
即使在隆冬时节，温室里也开满了五颜六色的花。
hothouse 是可数名词，指培育植物的温室。
The botanical garden has a hothouse for tropical plants.
植物园里有一座培育热带植物的温室。
表示“在温室里”时，介词用 in。
These seedlings are raised in a hothouse.
这些幼苗是在温室里培育的。
hothouse 可以作定语修饰名词，如 hothouse roses（温室玫瑰）。
Hothouse roses bloom earlier than outdoor ones.
温室玫瑰比户外种植的开花更早。
Not this
He grows tomatoes in a hot house.
Use this
He grows tomatoes in a hothouse.
Hothouse 是复合名词，标准写法为一个单词；分开写成 hot house 通常表示“炎热的房子”，而不是温室。
Not this
The farmer has two hothouse.
Use this
The farmer has two hothouses.
Hothouse 是可数名词，复数形式为 hothouses；汉语没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
My bedroom is a hothouse in summer.
Use this
My bedroom is like a hothouse in summer.
Hothouse 专指“温室”，不指“炎热的房间”；表示相似性用 like a hothouse，或直接说 very hot。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
温室植物
Hothouse plants need careful attention to temperature and humidity.
温室植物需要密切关注温度和湿度。
温室番茄
These hothouse tomatoes are ripe and juicy.
这些温室番茄成熟多汁。
温室栽培
Hothouse cultivation allows farmers to grow crops year-round.
温室栽培使农民能够全年种植作物。
温室环境
The seedlings were raised under hothouse conditions.
这些幼苗是在温室环境下培育的。
温室花朵；（比喻）娇弱脆弱、需要呵护的人
He had been a hothouse flower all his life and found it hard to cope with ordinary criticism.
他一生都是温室里的花朵，很难承受普通的批评。
温室环境；（比喻）受保护且压力巨大的成长环境
The training program creates a hothouse environment where young athletes improve extremely fast.
该训练项目营造出一种温室环境，让年轻运动员进步极快。
人才温床；人才辈出的地方
This small town became a hothouse of talent, producing several famous writers.
这座小镇成了人才温床，培养出了好几位著名作家。
Use hothouses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 hothouse 拆成 hot（热）和 house（房子）：发热的玻璃房子里养花草，就是温室。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、horticulture 作名词时通常指温室，多用于园艺或植物栽培的语境；口语中更常说 greenhouse。
这些词都以 -ouse 结尾，且末尾的 /aʊs/ 与 hothouse 的词尾 /haʊs/ 押韵：house, mouse, spouse, douse, louse, blouse。注意 arouse /əˈraʊz/ 和 rouse /raʊz/ 拼写相似但末尾是浊音 /z/，并不押韵；loose /luːs/、choose /tʃuːz/ 元音和尾音都不同。
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