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

• 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。
• 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。
• Isoamyl butyrate was synthesized from butyric acid and isoamyl catalyzed by composite solid acid as the catalyst.
  用丁酸和异戊醇为原料，复合固体酸为催化剂合成了丁酸异戊酯。
• And the relevant suggestion for developing trend of catalytic cracking process and catalyst is pointed out.
  对催化裂化工艺和催化剂的发展趋势提出了相关的建议。
• 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。
• 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 solvent capacity of ionic liquid for alkane is important to he separation of the alkylate and the catalyst.
  而饱和烷烃在离子液体中的溶解能力对烷基化产物和催化剂的分离十分重要。
• The progress on the research of immobilization of homogeneous catalyst is introduced.
  介绍了均相催化剂的固载化研究进展。
• 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。
• What he said served ( or acted) as a catalyst for my change.
  他的话像催化剂一样促成了我的转变。