stimulate

英 [ˈstɪmjuleɪt]

美 [ˈstɪmjuleɪt]

v.  促进; 激发; 激励; 刺激; 使兴奋; 促进(身体某部分)的功能

过去分词：stimulated　第三人称单数：stimulates　过去式：stimulated　现在分词：stimulating　

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同义词辨析

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牛津词典

verb

• 促进；激发；激励
  to make sth develop or become more active; to encourage sth
  1. The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work.
     展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
  2. The article can be used to stimulate discussion among students.
     这篇文章可用来活跃学生的讨论。
• 刺激；使兴奋
  to make sb interested and excited about sth
  1. Parents should give children books that stimulate them.
     父母应给孩子能启发他们的书。
  2. Both men and women are stimulated by erotic photos (= sexually) .
     色情照片对男女都有刺激作用。
  3. The conference stimulated him to study the subject in more depth.
     这次会议促使他更深入地研究那个课题。
• 促进（身体某部分）的功能
  to make a part of the body function
  1. The women were given fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries.
     那些妇女得到了促进卵巢功能的生育药。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 刺激;激励;促使;促起
  Tostimulatesomething means to encourage it to begin or develop further.
  1. America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy...
     美国的首要任务自然是刺激经济。
  2. The Russian health service has stimulated public interest in home cures.
     俄罗斯的公共医疗服务已经激起了公众对家庭治疗的兴趣。
• VERB 激发;激励;使充满热情
  If youare stimulated bysomething, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm.
  1. Bill was stimulated by the challenge...
     这个挑战让比尔热情高涨。
  2. I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
     我深受启发，开始审视自己内心深处的想法。
• VERB 刺激(身体部位);使活跃
  If somethingstimulatesa part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working.
  1. Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems...
     锻炼能促进消化和排泄系统的活动。
  2. The production of melanin in the skin is stimulated by exposure to the sun...
     皮肤暴露在阳光下就很容易生成黑色素。
  3. The body is stimulated to build up resistance.
     刺激身体以增强抵抗力。

英英释义

verb

• cause to be alert and energetic
  1. Coffee and tea stimulate me
  2. This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
  Synonym:arousebraceenergizeenergiseperk up
• act as a stimulant
  1. The book stimulated her imagination
  2. This play stimulates
  Synonym:excite
• cause to do
  1. The ads induced me to buy a VCR
  2. My children finally got me to buy a computer
  3. My wife made me buy a new sofa
  Synonym:inducecausehavegetmake
• provide the needed stimulus for
  Synonym:provoke
• cause to occur rapidly
  1. the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
  Synonym:inducerushhasten
• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  1. These stories shook the community
  2. the civil war shook the country
  Synonym:shakeshake upexcitestir
• stir feelings in
  1. stimulate my appetite
  2. excite the audience
  3. stir emotions
  Synonym:excitestir

双语例句

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.
  你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Stimulate and exploit collective value.
  刺激和利用集体价值。
• I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
  我深受启发，开始审视自己内心深处的想法。
• And a lot of demand to stimulate the enthusiasm of developers.
  和大量的需求，以刺激开发商的热情。
• I also in life also summarizes many such sayings, to stimulate their life.
  我也在生活中也总结了不少这样的语录，来激发自己的人生。
• The completion of this project will stimulate the economy of this region if not the whole of china.
  这项工程的完成将有助于发展这一地区乃至整个中国的经济。
• Bill was stimulated by the challenge
  这个挑战让比尔热情高涨。
• These factors promote and stimulate the combination of machine tools and automatic lines for the continuous development of technology.
  这些因素有力地推动和激励了组合机床和自动线技术的不断发展。
• China must strive to stimulate its domestic consumption instead of relying on investment and exports.
  中国必须努力刺激国内消费，而不是依赖投资和出口。
• For example, the UK has initiated actions to stimulate innovation and investment in research and development.
  例如，英国开创了许多鼓励创新，鼓励研究和发展投资的行动。