cauldron

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n. 大锅 [化] 煮皂锅

发音

US /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/
AU /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/

词形变化

cauldrons 复数 cauldrons

别名

couldron caldron caudron cawdron caadron

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

    釜

    大锅

    大釜

  2. 2.

    A type of encirclement.

    政治 军事

    Near-synonym: kettle

  3. 3.

    An unsettled or difficult situation or place.

    比喻

    Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation

    a cauldron of discontent

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

caldron

上位词 1

pot

相关短语

cauldron battle cauldron battles cauldron bottom cauldron bottoms cauldron arse cauldron arses Witches Cauldron witches' cauldron

词源

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera. The military sense is a semantic loan from German Kessel; compare English kettling.

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