A crucible is a cup-shaped vessel used in laboratories and was first used in alchemical experiments.

坩埚是实验室中使用的一种杯状器皿，最早使用于炼金术实验。

The entire company has withstood the crucible of the economic crisis.

整个公司经受住了这次经济危机的严峻考验。

This high-temperature crucible can hold nearly a ton of steel.

这种高温熔炉可以容纳将近一吨的钢铁。

Now, all we need to do is to melt the powder in a crucible.

现在我们要做的就是把粉末放在坩埚里融化

Here is the new and improved crucible.

这是新的和改进的坩埚。

Crucible steel? Why not call Damascus steel.

坩锅钢？为什么不叫大马士革钢？

Berlin in 1961 was a crucible of the cold war.

1961年柏林经受着冷战的严峻考验。

This is the last stop on our crucible making tour.

这是对我们的决策之行的最后一站坩埚。

As it turned out, the primary was not such a crucible.

结果表明这次初选并非如此严峻。