贫困常滋生犯罪。

Poverty often breeds crime.

youdao

权力出租、虚假登记和生产制假是从源头上滋生犯罪的几种重要表现。

The two important appearances of crime from the source are power for hire and bogus registration plus fake production.

youdao

这个市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。

This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime.

《牛津词典》

So, his letters come out of this western land, New Mexico, and a land of criminality, the reform school.

他的信从新墨西哥这片西部的土地而来，还是寄宿学校这种犯罪滋生地。

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