breeding ground

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈbreeding ˌground noun [countable]  1  CAUSEa place or situation where something bad or harmful develops 〔坏事物的〕滋生地，温床breeding ground for Overcrowded slums are breeding grounds for crime. 人口过于拥挤的贫民窟是滋生犯罪的温床。2. HBAa place where animals go in order to breed 繁殖场

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breeding ground• Culture-specific rules and procedures of turn-taking provide ample breeding ground for misunderstanding.• Where scum settles on wetted surfaces in kitchens, it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria.• Macroconsolidation within organizations provides an ideal breeding ground for insulation, isolation, and illusion.• The race, the breeding ground, might be missed, both in sporting and traditional terms, should it cease.• The whales' breeding grounds are off the west coast of Mexico.

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breeding ground
ˈbreeding ˌground noun [countable]
1. a place or situation where something bad or harmful develops
    breeding ground for
    Overcrowded slums are breeding grounds for crime.
2. a place where animals go in order to breed

breeding groundBrE /ˈbriːdɪŋ ɡraʊnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbriːdɪŋ ɡraʊnd/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] a place where wild animals go to produce their young （野生动物的）繁殖地~ (for sth) [usually singular] a place where sth, especially sth bad, is able to develop （尤指坏事物的）滋生地◆This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime. 这片市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。🔊🔊

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