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

• 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。
• The second reason concerns critical mass.
  第二个原因跟临界点有关。
• The key is to create a critical mass of leaders to usher in change.
  这一切的关键在于，要培养出数量足够庞大的领导人来引导变革。
• So critical mass was a consideration as well as technical excellence.
  因此关键的合并既是一种考虑也是一种技术优势。
• The greater the enrichment, the less the critical mass.
  浓缩程度越大，临界质量越小。
• Spring is rapidly maturing and has the critical mass to be a player for the foreseeable future.
  Spring正在快速成熟，并将在可预见的未来成为一个参与者。
• What's the killer feature that seems to provide critical mass for this framework?
  哪种至关重要的特性为此框架提供了关键部分？
• We've reached critical mass and there's no turning back.
  我们已经到了最关键的时刻，而且没有回头路。
• 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”。
• But now it has achieved critical mass.
  但是现在它有达成紧要关头的块。