melting pot

英 [ˈmeltɪŋ pɒt]

美 [ˈmeltɪŋ pɑːt]

n.  熔炉(指多种民族、多种思想等融合混杂的地方或状况)

化学

习惯用语

n.

in the melting pot
• 要起变化；处于变化之中
  likely to change; in the process of changing

牛津词典

noun

• 熔炉（指多种民族、多种思想等融合混杂的地方或状况）
  a place or situation in which large numbers of people, ideas, etc. are mixed together
  1. the vast melting pot of American society
     美国社会这个大熔炉

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 熔炉(指不同民族或思想融合混杂的地方或状况)
  Amelting potis a place or situation in which people or ideas of different kinds gradually get mixed together.
  1. The republic is a melting pot of different nationalities.
     这个共和国是多民族的大熔炉。
  2. ...the cultural melting pot...
     文化熔炉
  3. Marseilles has proved to be a better racial melting pot than Lyons.
     事实证明，与里昂相比，马赛是一个更好的种族大熔炉。
• PHRASE 仍在变化的;尚未定型的;难以预料的
  If something isin the melting pot, you do not know what is going to happen to it.
  1. Their fate is still in the melting pot.
     他们的命运仍然难以预料。

英英释义

noun

• a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
  Synonym:crucible
• an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

双语例句

• New York is the original melting pot.
  纽约是最初的大熔炉。
• The site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney has evolved into a cosmopolitan melting pot.
  作为澳大利亚的第一个英国殖民地，悉尼已成为国际化的大熔炉。
• The "melting pot" process has been equated with cultural assimilation and acculturation.
  的“大熔炉”进程已等同于文化同化和同化。
• The republic is a melting pot of different nationalities.
  这个共和国是多民族的大熔炉。
• We need to uphold the great tradition of the melting pot that welcomes and assimilates new arrivals.
  我们需要坚持欢迎和同化新移民的大熔炉这一伟大传统。
• The melting pot does not melt away all recollections of another way of life in another place& nor should it.
  这个熔炉没有、也不应该熔掉对另一个地方的另一种生活方式的记忆。
• On the other hand, our country is big melting pot of different and rich culture.
  从另一方面也说明，我们的国家也是很多不同文化的熔炉。
• Boston is a melting pot, and tension is building.
  波士顿就像一个大熔炉，气氛越发紧张。
• Marseilles has proved to be a better racial melting pot than Lyons.
  事实证明，与里昂相比，马赛是一个更好的种族大熔炉。
• It's a real melting pot where different cultures brainstorm ideas.
  这是一个真正的熔炉，不同的文化在此交融，并迸发出灵感。