1N-COUNT (小说及童话故事中巫师用以施符咒的)大锅 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. (小说及童话故事中巫师用以施符咒的)大锅
2N-COUNT [usually singular, oft NOUNof n]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. 动荡不安的局势;危险的局势 [journalism]
A thin veneer of law and order barely keeps the seething, bubbling cauldron of chaos and anarchy in check.