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

• I tilt the crucible by lifting this ring with a hook.
  余倾斜，解除了钩这个环的熔炉。
• 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。
• All high-quality tool steel and high-speed steel was long made by the crucible process.
  在很长的一段时间内，所有优质工具钢和高速钢都是用坩埚法熔炼。
• Take the adequate distance between the furnace wall and the crucible.
  坩埚与炉壁之间应保持适当距离，且用楔牢牢固定。
• Filter the mixture with a G4 glass crucible pre-dried to a constant weight.
  用已烘干至恒重的G4玻璃坩埚过滤。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• These islands were a crucible of exploration and development.
  这些岛屿是对开发和发展的严峻考验。