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.
N-COUNT
动荡不安的局势;危险的局势
If you describe a situation as a cauldron, you mean that it is unstable or dangerous.
例句
A thin veneer of law and order barely keeps the seething, bubbling cauldron of chaos and anarchy in check.表面上的几条法令基本控制不住无政府混乱局面的湍流涌动。
英汉词典释义
n.
大锅
Several men were thrown into a boiling cauldron.几个人被扔进滚水锅中。They used the method of removing the burning brands from under the boiling cauldron.他们使用了釜底抽薪的办法。