seedbed

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seedbed /ˈsiːdˌbɛd/ (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. 温床[oft N 'for/of' n]

  TV is using radio as a seedbed for ideas. 电视正从广播节目中获取灵感。

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