breeding ground

1. N-COUNT If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place. (罪惡等)滋生的土壤; 溫牀[usu sing, with supp, usu N 'for' n]

Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals. 制度中的漏洞給金融醜聞的滋生提供了土壤。

2. N-COUNT The breeding ground for a particular type of creature is the place where this creature breeds easily. (適郃某生物的)繁殖地[with supp]

Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria. 溫牛嬭是細(xì)菌理想的繁殖地。