a heated building, typically largely of glass, for rearing plants out of season or in a climate colder than is natural for them 温室 ■(figurative)an environment that encourages the rapid growth or development of someone or something, especially in a stifling or intense way (喻)温室(鼓励人或物快速生长或发展的环境,尤指沉闷地或强烈地) [as modifier]the hothouse atmosphere of the college. 大学的温室气氛。
verb
[with obj.]educate or teach (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual 超前教育