pesthole

• 名词，指传染病滋生、传播的地方，或肮脏、污秽并成为感染源的场所。

A noun referring to a place that is a breeding ground for epidemic disease or a source of infection and filth.

1. Breeding ground for diseaseC1formalmedical

   A place or area that is a source or breeding ground for epidemic diseases, often due to unsanitary conditions.

   疾病温床

   • The overcrowded slum was described as a pesthole by health officials.
   • During the outbreak, the authorities quarantined the pesthole to contain the infection.
   • The abandoned building had become a pesthole, infested with rats and insects.

   同义词breeding groundcesspoolhotbednidusplague spot