| 单词 | cauldron |
| 释义 | cauldron (kɔːldrən ) Word forms: cauldrons 1. countable noun A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells. 2. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN of noun] If you describe a situation as a cauldron, you mean that it is unstable or dangerous. [journalism] The Western banking system sank into a bubbling cauldron of toxic mortgages. Collocations: light a cauldron Who will carry the flame and light the cauldron inside the stadium remains a secret. Times, Sunday Times Games organisers said that they had not been in contact with him since earlier this month, when he turned down the invite to light the cauldron. Times, Sunday Times The identity of the athlete who was to light the cauldron also remained secret. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was able to recover and light the cauldron. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was delighted to light the cauldron in the robotic suit, and relieved she managed it as lifting the torch was quite challenging due to her high injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Underneath it may be a seething cauldron of resentment. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But the seething cauldron of resentment that has been uncovered. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The woman was a seething cauldron of grievances against the man for whom she had sacrificed almost two decades of her life. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Translations: Chinese: 大锅金属 Japanese: 大がま |
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