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

• 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。
• Ethylene glycol monoether acetate are synthesized from acetic acid and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether with supported phosphotungstic acid catalyst.
  以醋酸和乙二醇单乙醚为原料，活性白土负载磷钨酸作为催化剂，合成了乙二醇单乙醚醋酸酯。
• In addition, the choices of the emulsifiers system and the catalyst are discussed.
  该部分着重讨论了复合乳化剂体系和催化剂的选择。
• 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。
• 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。
• The paper described the process method of recovering the metal palladium from waste TDI hydrogenation catalyst.
  阐述了从废TDI氢化触媒中回收贵金属钯的工艺方法。
• 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。
• Synthesis of allantoin from glyoxylic acid and urea using ion exchange resins as catalyst was investigated.
  对三种阳离子交换树脂在乙醛酸与尿素缩合反应中的催化活性进行了研究。
• In this paper, the synthesis of iso-butyl diurea by wet way with p-methylbenzenesulfonic acid as catalyst.
  对用对甲苯磺酸作催化剂湿法合成异丁叉二脲的反应进行了研究。
• Mechanical test results must be evaluated In conjunction with catalyst activity, selectivity, and stability data.
  必须将机械测试结果和催化剂活性、选择性和稳定性数据联系起来进行综合评价。