crucible

英 [ˈkruːsɪbl]

美 [ˈkruːsɪbl]

n.  坩埚; 熔炉; 严峻的考验; 磨练

复数：crucibles　

化学

BNC.21329 / COCA.19317

牛津词典

noun

• 坩埚；熔炉
  a pot in which substances are heated to high temperatures, metals are melted, etc.
• 熔炉；严峻的考验；磨练
  a place or situation in which people or ideas are tested severely, often creating sth new or exciting in the process

柯林斯词典

• 坩埚;熔炉
  Acrucibleis a pot in which metals or other substances can be melted or heated up to very high temperatures.
• N-SING 熔炉;严峻的考验;磨炼
  Crucibleis used to refer to a situation in which something is tested or a conflict takes place, often one which produces something new.
  1. ...a system in which ideas are tested in the crucible of party contention...
     各种观点得以在党派纷争的严峻考验中得到检验的体系
  2. The regime served as a crucible for the forging of right-wing ideas and values.
     该政权成为右翼思想和右翼价值观形成的熔炉。

英英释义

noun

• a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
  Synonym:melting pot

双语例句

• This theatre is the crucible of comedy, where fame or failure is found.
  这个剧院是对喜剧的考验，成功和失败都有可能。
• All gravimetric measurements require some sort of crucible or dish to hold the residue or precipitate.
  所有重量分析需要某种坩埚或器皿保留残渣或沉淀物。
• Gerstle Gary. American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century. 2001.
  《美国大熔炉：二十世纪的种族和国家》2001。
• By rotating the crucible every one week or ten days, it's service life can be extended.
  每周或每十天将坩埚转动一次，使用寿命将延长。
• We might help forge in the crucible of conflict a structure of peace.
  我们就有可能协助在冲突的熔炉中铸造出一个和平的结构。
• The application of CaO crucible in high temperature smelting alloy in vacuum induction furnace was introduced.
  此外简单介绍了氧化钙坩埚在真空感应炉中冶炼高温合金的使用情况。
• Upon cooling, the thermal mismatch between residual silicon and quartz usually results in the fracture of the crucible.
  当冷却时，残余的硅和石英间的热失配往往导致坩埚破裂。
• Metal is preheated in a furnace or crucible until is above the liquidus temperature in a suitable range ( we don't want the metal solidifying before the pour is complete).
  金属在熔炉或坩埚中预热到高于液化温度的一个合适范围内（不希望金属在浇铸完成前凝固）。
• Now, all we need to do is to melt the powder in a crucible.
  现在我们要做的就是把粉末放在坩埚里融化。
• At this point I'm welding the lifting lugs onto the crucible.
  在这一点上，我焊接坩埚解除耳。