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stimulus stimulus ★★☆☆☆/stɪ̱mjʊlaɪ/1[N-VAR	可变名词]刺激物；促进因素 A stimulus is something that encourages activity in people or things. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the US economy...利率可能很快就会下调，从而刺激美国经济。It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli.我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。 stimulusstim‧u‧lus /ˈstɪmjələs/ ●○○ noun (plural stimuli /-laɪ/)  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable usually singular, uncountable] something that helps a process to develop more quickly or more strongly:  Tax cuts provided the stimulus which the slow economy needed.stimulus to The discovery of oil acted as a stimulus to industrial development.2[countable] something that makes someone or something move or react:  At this age, the infant begins to react more to visual stimuli.

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF1R9nEoHJQimzH3vJqth4be8hZxBujCSz5U0peVvjHrhOsKkVH0zuURhChoh9VsyR6g8takieH6Lh1jhHFS/rd0dhUlysmgLYSsHIRrF2YJsl+dYtLJWxI7r2lr+Hc+clY1r/s7R7g01qjc/WEStrGK8l+D10mV+iaDd2NKHsDg5V5JzOHBZD6jDRfC64DXYXQc7vYcVZ2NQW1Qh32cfOQw=             stimu·lus              /        ˈstɪmjələs                ;          NAmE                ˈstɪmjələs                /                              noun                            (                  plural          stim·uli                      /            ˈstɪmjəlaɪ                        ;              NAmE                        ˈstɪmjəlaɪ                        /                          )                            stimulus(to/for sth)            |              stimulus(to do sth)                    1              [usually singular        ]                    something that helps sb/sth to develop better or more quickly          促进因素；激励因素；刺激物                            ◆        Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.        书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。                    ◆        The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.        新税法应该能促进出口。                    2              something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant          （使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物                            ◆                  sensory/verbal/visualstimuli                感官╱言语╱视觉刺激                    ◆        The animals were conditioned to respond to          auditory stimuli          (= sounds).                经过训练，那些动物对声音形成了条件反射。                    stimulus      stimuli                  stimu·lus              /        ˈstɪmjələs                ;          NAmE                ˈstɪmjələs                /                    stim·uli              /        ˈstɪmjəlaɪ                ;          NAmE                ˈstɪmjəlaɪ                /             stimulus[ˈstɪmjələs]CET6TEM4GRETOEFLIELTSn45668085220213693011673650NOUN7133101172Spoken:105971382stimuli[616]刺激(93%)，激励(6%)，刺激品(1%)n.刺激；激励；刺激物

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Collins	stimulus ★★☆☆☆ /stɪ̱mjʊlaɪ/ 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]刺激物；促进因素 A stimulus is something that encourages activity in people or things. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the US economy... 利率可能很快就会下调，从而刺激美国经济。 It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli. 我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。
Oxford	stimu·lus / ˈstɪmjələs ; NAmE ˈstɪmjələs / noun ( plural stim·uli / ˈstɪmjəlaɪ ; NAmE ˈstɪmjəlaɪ / ) stimulus(to/for sth) \| stimulus(to do sth) 1 [usually singular ] something that helps sb/sth to develop better or more quickly 促进因素；激励因素；刺激物 ◆ Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play. 书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。 ◆ The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports. 新税法应该能促进出口。 2 something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant （使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物 ◆ sensory/verbal/visualstimuli 感官╱言语╱视觉刺激 ◆ The animals were conditioned to respond to auditory stimuli (= sounds). 经过训练，那些动物对声音形成了条件反射。 stimulus stimuli stimu·lus / ˈstɪmjələs ; NAmE ˈstɪmjələs / stim·uli / ˈstɪmjəlaɪ ; NAmE ˈstɪmjəlaɪ /
LDC	stimulusstim‧u‧lus /ˈstɪmjələs/ ●○○ noun (plural stimuli /-laɪ/) Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable usually singular, uncountable] something that helps a process to develop more quickly or more strongly: Tax cuts provided the stimulus which the slow economy needed.stimulus to The discovery of oil acted as a stimulus to industrial development.2[countable] something that makes someone or something move or react: At this age, the infant begins to react more to visual stimuli.
WDF	stimulus [ˈstɪmjələs] CET6TEM4GRETOEFLIELTS n4566 8085 2202 136 930 1167 3650 NOUN7133 101172 Spoken: 105971382 stimuli[616] 刺激(93%)，激励(6%)，刺激品(1%) n.刺激；激励；刺激物

Stimulus ˈstɪmjələs ˈstɪmjəlaɪ Stimuli Noun Stimu·Lus Plural Stim·Uli

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