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stimulus n.刺激；刺激品；激励 (1) 一个人总需要趣味相投、志同道合的朋友互相鼓励。(2) 土壤中的养分能促进植物生长。(3) 她赞扬的话鼓舞人们工作更努力。 Stimulus is a word often used in biology — something that causes a reaction in an organ or cell, for example. In financial and economic contexts, a stimulus may be an incentive: the money you spend on your membership is a stimulus for hitting the gym. Though it can be a synonym for stimulant, they are not always used interchangeably. A stimulant is often a chemical or drug that increases activity — think caffeine. For more than one stimulus, use stimuli, not stimuluses.

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英 ['stɪmjʊləs] 美 ['stɪmjuləs] (1) One wants the stimulus of sympathy.(2) The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth.(3) Her words of praise were a stimulus for people to work harder. A stimulus causes an action or response, like the ringing of your alarm clock if you didn't sleep through it. 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。

英语单词	stimulus
英美音标	英 ['stɪmjʊləs] 美 ['stɪmjuləs]
中文释义	n.刺激；刺激品；激励
英语例句	(1) One wants the stimulus of sympathy. (2) The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth. (3) Her words of praise were a stimulus for people to work harder.
中文例句	(1) 一个人总需要趣味相投、志同道合的朋友互相鼓励。 (2) 土壤中的养分能促进植物生长。 (3) 她赞扬的话鼓舞人们工作更努力。
vocabulary简明	A stimulus causes an action or response, like the ringing of your alarm clock if you didn't sleep through it.
vocabulary扩展	Stimulus is a word often used in biology — something that causes a reaction in an organ or cell, for example. In financial and economic contexts, a stimulus may be an incentive: the money you spend on your membership is a stimulus for hitting the gym. Though it can be a synonym for stimulant, they are not always used interchangeably. A stimulant is often a chemical or drug that increases activity — think caffeine. For more than one stimulus, use stimuli, not stimuluses.
柯林斯解释	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。

Stimulus People Stimulant Activity 英 Stɪmjʊləs] 美 Stɪmjuləs N.刺激；刺激品；激励