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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Latest advances and developing trend in copper-based CO low temperature shift catalyst are reviewed in this paper.
  本文详细介绍了铜基一氧化碳低温变换催化剂近几年来的发展概况和发展趋势。
• The effects of catalyst and solvent on the reaction were studied.
  探讨了催化剂、反应溶剂等对反应的影响。
• 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。