crucible
/ˈkɹuː.sɪ.bəl/ 名词 C2中文： 坩埚、炉膛、试炼、磨难
- A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
- A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
- The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.
- A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
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Have you really measured the world by scrutinies, or through alembics and crucibles?
Yet, it is precisely within this crucible of discomfort that the transformative power of a genuine apology is forged.
The early colonial settlements functioned as an unprecedented linguistic crucible, bringing together extraordinarily disparate voices from across the British Isles.
The audition was ostensibly a simple evaluation, yet she viewed it as the ultimate crucible for her burgeoning musical career.
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