critical mass

英 [ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈmæs]

美 [ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈmæs]

n.  (核链式反应的)临界质量

电力

牛津词典

noun

• （核链式反应的）临界质量
  the smallest amount of a substance that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction to take place

柯林斯词典

• (核链式反应的)临界质量
  In physics, thecritical massof a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.
• N-SING (某事发生或继续所需的)足够数量
  Acritical massof something is an amount of it that makes it possible for something to happen or continue.
  1. Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached.
     只有这样才能凑足参与人数。

英英释义

noun

• the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
• the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
  1. the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass
  2. there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead
  3. they sold the business because it lacked critical mass

双语例句

• I read as much as I could find for background to my recent novel, Critical Mass.
  我在写最新小说《临界物质》时，为了了解背景知识读了所有我能找到的书。
• Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached.
  只有这样才能凑足参与人数。
• It is almost as if you have reached critical mass and the Hundredth Monkey Theory is activating.
  它几乎像是你们到达了临界质量而激活了第一百只猴子理论。
• Nuclear fission has contributed to our society some new phrases& critical mass and critical size.
  原子核裂变给我们的社会带来了一些新词汇“临界质量”和“临界大小”。
• The next thing it hit, a year later, was critical mass.
  一年以后，它进入下一个阶段，也就是临界量。
• I decided that I had spent enough time on this and had a "critical mass" of features available.
  我决定，我已经花了足够的时间和进行了“足够数量的可用的功能”。
• The greater the enrichment, the less the critical mass.
  浓缩程度越大，临界质量越小。
• Some sort of development in matters of the heart was coming to critical mass.
  一些正在发展中的核心问题来到了临界点。
• If Tesco gambles small and wins, competitors will have time to copy it before it reaches critical mass.
  如果乐购小赌一把赢了，竞争对手在它达到临界质量之前有足够时间进行仿制。
• Havens in the Gulf and offshore lack the critical mass to become global financial capitals.
  海湾地区和离岸的避税天堂，缺乏成为全球金融中心的关键品质。