n.[C]

1. 溫室，暖房
   These plants are very delicate and can only grow in a hothouse.

   這些植物非常嬌嫩，只能在溫室裡培植。

2. （對某物生長）有利的場所（或環境），溫床
   That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.

   該城市似乎是墮落的溫床。

a.

1. 溫室的；溫室中生長的
2. 像溫室一樣的；過分保護的
3. 需要細心照料的；嬌弱的

n.

1. a heated greenhouse.
2. an environment that encourages rapid growth or development.

v.