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。
• The influence of middle rare earth oxides on the activity of Pd catalyst has been discussed in this article.
  本文研究了中稀土氧化物对钯催化剂活性的影响。
• 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。
• Suspension bed hydrocracking technology and water soluble catalyst were used for upgrading of atmospheric residue from Dagang oil field.
  采用悬浮床加氢技术和水溶性分散催化剂对大港常压渣油进行了轻质化和改质研究。
• 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。
• Research situation of synthesis methanol catalyst abroad& at home was introduced;
  介绍了国内外合成甲醇催化剂的研究情况；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。