n.[C]

1. 坩堝；熔化鍋
2. 爐缸
3. 嚴酷的考驗
   pass through the crucible of war

   經受戰爭的嚴峻考驗

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.