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催化剂

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起到了催化剂的作用
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是……的催化剂
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成为……的催化剂
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这个催化剂

Definition

催化剂

Literally means:

catalyst

Actually means:

"催化剂 means Catalyst" refers to a substance that can accelerate or delay the chemical reaction. It figuratively means a factor that can promote or expedite the development of something.

催化剂,能加快或延缓化学反应速度的物质。比喻能促进或加快事物发展的因素。

Example

Used as subject, object or attributive. (作主语、宾语、定语)
1
Zhèng
政府
de
zhīchí
支持
kāifàng
开放
de
zhèng
政策
  
,
duì
men
我们
gōng
公司
de
zhǎn
发展
dào
liǎo
zhǒng
cuīhuà
催化剂
de
zuòyòng
作用
  

The government's support and open policy have acted as a catalyst for the development of our company.

2
guǒ
如果
néng
zhǎochū
找出
shībài
失败
de
yuányīn
原因
  
,
gǎijìn
改进
shíyàn
实验
de
fāng
方法
  
,
me
那么
shībài
失败
jiù
yǒu
néng
可能
chéngwéi
成为
zhǒng
cuīhuà
催化剂
  
,
bāngzhù
帮助
zuìhòu
最后
取得
chénggōng
成功
  

If you can find out why you failed and improve the way you experiment, failure can be a catalyst to help you succeed in the end.

3
men
他们
夫妻
guānxi
关系
běnlái
本来
jiù
hǎo
不好
  
,
xiànzài
现在
yòu
chūxiàn
出现
le
sānzhě
第三者
  
,
zhège
这个
cuīhuà
催化剂
dìng
必定
shǐ
使
men
他们
de
hūnyīn
婚姻
xùn
迅速
liè
破裂
  

Their relationship was inherently bad, and now a third party has emerged, a catalyst that must have led to the rapid breakdown of their marriage.