noun🔗Share坩埚，熔钵。 A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures."The chemist placed the solid sample into the crucible before putting it in the furnace for heating. "化学家把固体样本放入坩埚，然后才把它放进炉子里加热。utensilchemistrymaterialsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坩埚，熔炉 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 metalworker carefully poured the molten gold from the crucible into the mold. "金属工人小心翼翼地把熔化的金子从坩埚里倒入模具中。materialutensilchemistryscienceindustryelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share坩埚底部，熔炉底座 The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth."The molten iron collected in the crucible at the base of the blast furnace, ready to be poured. "熔化的铁水聚集在高炉底部的坩埚底部，准备被倾倒出来。materialgeologyindustrytechnologystructurepartplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share严峻的考验，熔炉，磨砺。 A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process."The demanding training program was a crucible for the young athletes, forging them into stronger competitors. "这项严苛的训练项目对于年轻的运动员来说，就像一个熔炉，把他们锤炼成更强大的竞争者。sufferingconditionsituationcharacterprocesshistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
