melting pot

名词 melting pot:

1. an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
2. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
   同义词：crucible

1. I don't know when we will be able to make a start because the whole project has gone back into the melting pot.
   我不知道我们什么时候能开始，因为整个工程又回到了动荡不定的局面。
2. The scientist's discovery threw that old theory into the melting pot.
   这个科学家的发现使那个旧理论成为无用之物。