a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire (放在火堆上用来煮食物的有盖和带柄的)大锅 ■(figurative)a situation characterized by instability and strong emotions (喻)骚动,躁动;愤激之情 a cauldron of repressed anger. 强压着的一腔怒火。
语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French caudron, based on Latin caldarium, calidarium 'cooking-pot', from calidus 'hot'