catalyst

英 [ˈkætəlɪst]

美 [ˈkætəlɪst]

n.  催化剂; 促使变化的人; 引发变化的因素

复数：catalysts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8852 / COCA.7915

牛津词典

noun

• 催化剂
  a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself
• 促使变化的人；引发变化的因素
  a person or thing that causes a change
  1. I see my role as being a catalyst for change.
     我认为我的角色是促成变革。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 催化剂;诱因;诱导者
  You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as acatalyst.
  1. I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change...
     我非常希望这起事件能催生变革。
  2. He said he saw the bank's role as a catalyst to encourage foreign direct investment.
     他说，他认为银行就应该起到刺激外国直接投资的作用。
• (化学)催化剂
  In chemistry, acatalystis a substance that causes a chemical reaction to take place more quickly.

英英释义

noun

• something that causes an important event to happen
  1. the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country
• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  Synonym:accelerator

双语例句

• Presents the performances and industrial application of TH-1 dehydrogenation catalyst.
  介绍TH-1型脱氢催化剂的性能及工业应用情况。
• Dichloropropanol was synthesized by chlorination of glycerol with hydrogen chloride under catalysis of organic acids and self-made inorganic catalyst.
  以甘油为原料，氯化氢气体为氯化剂，分别在自制无机催化剂和有机酸的催化作用下制取了二氯丙醇。
• I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change
  我非常希望这起事件能催生变革。
• Butyraldehyde glycol acetal was synthesized from butyraldehyde and glycol by using iodine as catalyst.
  以单质碘为催化剂，通过丁醛和乙二醇反应合成了丁醛乙二醇缩醛。
• With more active catalyst, the reaction was carried out completely.
  由于使用了活性较大的催化剂，反应进行地很彻底。
• In this paper, with solid superacid as catalyst for isoamyl propionate synthesis was studied.
  本论文用固体超强酸为催化剂对丙酸异戊酯的合成进行了研究。
• Phase transfer catalyst was used for synthesis of citral diethyl acetal, the yield has increased.
  用相转移催化合成了柠檬醛二乙缩醛，提高了产率。
• This process relies on a catalyst of high selectivity and week activity.
  这过程所靠的是一种高选择性和低活性的催化剂。
• The supported catalyst was systematically optimized with respect to catalyst dosage and calcination temperature.
  实验了催化剂的负载量和煅烧温度对催化剂活性的影响。
• The negative intense emotion is the University student's catalyst of the intense emotional criminal offence.
  消极的激情是消极情绪的积累，是形成大学生激情犯罪行为的催化剂。