The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war. 这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验.
The alliance has been forged in the crucible of war. 这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
The alliance have is forged in the crucible of war. 这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
crucible
[ noun ] a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions <noun.artifact>
Crucible \Cru"ci*ble\ (kr[udd]"s[i^]*b'l), n. [LL. crucibulum a hanging lamp, an earthen pot for melting metals (cf. OF. croisel, creuseul, sort of lamp, crucible, F. creuset crucible), prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. kr[=u]sul, LG. kr["u]sel, hanging lamp, kroos, kruus, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes cup, crucible, Dan. kruus, Sw. krus, E. cruse. It was confused with derivatives of L. crux cross (cf. {Crosslet}), and crucibles were said to have been marked with a cross, to prevent the devil from marring the chemical operation. See {Cruse}, and cf. {Cresset}.] 1. A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.
3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction.
{Hessian crucible} (Chem.), a cheap, brittle, and fragile, but very refractory crucible, composed of the finest fire clay and sand, and commonly used for a single heating; -- named from the place of manufacture.
'I didn't really enjoy it that much,' he says, 'although it was a real crucible of learning.
So while Mr. Deng now faces a scramble to set up a new succession plan, in the end he may emerge from this crucible having scored points all around for taking the opportunity to pluck Mr. Hu from power.
But if he wants to continue writing, he might do better to operate in the crucible, so to speak, of his home country.
The last words of the book read: 'As for Ulster, already in 1641 the crucible of the British problem, that is a place where the issue of this process is yet in the future.'
Before American foreign policy set out to destroy Noriega, it helped create him out of the crucible of Panama's long history of conspirators and pirates.
The ministers seem to want to keep their 200-strong team of official EC monitors out of a republic which could become the next crucible of conflict.
There, he told the monks, "The faith of your people has been tested and tempered in the crucible of hardship.
It's the curse of the vice president to remain in the shadows. The office is not a crucible for grand schemes.
The molestation trial of Raymond Buckey and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, has become a crucible for the justice system and a soul-wrenching ordeal for participants.