melting pot

melting pot读音音标

[ˈmeltiŋ pɔt]

melting pot意思解释

释义

坩埚；

变形

复数：melting pots

英英释义

n.

an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

同义词：crucible

双语例句

The United States is said to be a melting pot.据说美国是一个大熔炉。The timing was off, it turned out, and the metaphorical pot was in the wrong place.事实证明，当时谈论隐喻意义上的融炉尚为时过早，而且日后的熔炉也不是在市区。