seedbed

S 開(kāi)頭單詞

柯林斯詞典

seedbed /?si?d?b?d/ (also seed-bed) (seedbeds)

1. N-COUNT A seedbed is an area of ground, usually with specially prepared earth, where young plants are grown from seed. 苗床
2. N-COUNT You can refer to a place or a situation as a seedbed when it seems likely that a particular type of thing or person will develop in that place or situation. 溫床[oft N 'for/of' n]
TV is using radio as a seedbed for ideas. 電視正從廣播節(jié)目中獲取靈感。