English Dictionary

breeding-ground

noun

A place or region where animals go to breed. / (figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

The coastal wetlands serve as a breeding-ground for various bird species.

意味（1）

A place or region where animals go to breed.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

What, wonder the denigrators, is county cricket for (if you ignore for a moment the small matter of providing a breeding-ground for the Test team)?