seedbed

• 用于培育幼苗的苗床或苗圃，苗木在移栽到固定地点之前在此生长。也比喻培养人或事物发展的场所。

A noun referring to a bed of soil where seedlings are grown before being transplanted to a permanent location.

1. Nursery bed for plantsB2formal

   A specially prepared area of soil where seeds are sown to germinate and grow into young plants before being transplanted.

   苗床

   • The gardener prepared a seedbed for the tomato plants.
   • Seedlings in the seedbed need regular watering.
   • They transferred the young plants from the seedbed to the garden.

   同义词cold framehotbed

2. Place of origin or developmentC1formal

   A place or environment where something originates, develops, or is nurtured.

   温床

   • The university was a seedbed for new scientific ideas.
   • The region is a seedbed for political reform.
   • The workshop served as a seedbed for creative talent.

   同义词breeding groundcradlehotbedhothouseincubatornurserysourcewellspring

   反义词endproductresultterminus