单词卡片：catalyst

音标： /ˈkætəlɪst/

noun

催化剂;导火索

一样东西一加进去,整个反应瞬间就加速了

同根词:

• catalyze /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/ verb 促进;催化

例句:

That breakup was the catalyst for her change.

那次分手是她改变的导火索。

Losing the job became a catalyst for him.

丢工作反而成了他的转折点。

This event could be a catalyst for reform.

这件事可能会成为改革的催化剂。

Her speech was the catalyst everyone needed.

她的演讲正是大家需要的那个推动力。

The scandal acted as a catalyst for the boycott.

那起丑闻成了抵制行动的导火索。

Sometimes failure's the catalyst for real growth.

有时候失败才是真正成长的催化剂。

His illness was a catalyst for us to reconnect.

他生病反倒成了我们重新联系的契机。