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| 单词 | cauldron |
| 释义 | cauldron (kɔːldrən) Word forms: plural 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. cauldron in British English or caldron (ˈkɔːldrən) noun a large pot used for boiling, esp one with handles Word origin C13: from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin caldārium hot bath, from calidus warmcauldron in American English (ˈkɔldrən) noun alt. sp. of caldron Examples of 'cauldron' in a sentence |
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