chemistry
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkem.ɪ.stri/ us/ˈkem.ə.stri/
(SCIENCE)
化学
the scientific study of the basic characteristics of substances and the ways in which they react or combine
She studied chemistry and physics at college. 她在大学学的是化学和物理。
a chemistry department/laboratory 化学系／实验室
A2 化学性质，化学特性
the basic characteristics of a substance and the ways in which it reacts or combines with other substances
A team of scientists has been studying the chemistry of the ozone layer. 一组科学家一直在研究臭氧层的化学性质。
- More examples
- I failed my physics exam, but I passed chemistry.
- He studied chemistry in preference to physics at university.
- As students of chemistry know, even small rearrangements of a molecule's structure can produce a compound that acts differently.
- Marie Curie was the woman behind enormous changes in the science of chemistry.
- I was up all night studying, but it was worth it - I aced my chemistry final.
(RELATIONSHIP)
informal（两人间的）理解和吸引;相互吸引
a quality that exists when two people understand and are attracted to each other
The sexual chemistry between them was obvious. 很明显，他们俩之间很来电。