n.[C]

1. 坩埚；熔化锅
2. 炉缸
3. 严酷的考验
   pass through the crucible of war

   经受战争的严峻考验

n.

1. a container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.
2. a situation in which people or things are severely tested, often interacting to produce something new:
   a relationship forged in the crucible of war.