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stimulus

noun
 
🔊/ˈstɪmjələs/
🔊/ˈstɪmjələs/
(plural stimuli
🔊/ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/
🔊/ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/
)
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  1.  
    [usually singular] something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly促进因素；激励因素；刺激物
    • stimulus for something 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。🔊🔊
    • stimulus to something The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.新税法应该能促进出口。🔊🔊
    • stimulus (for somebody) (to do something) This development also acted as a stimulus for Britain to modernize her air force.这一发展也刺激了英国现代化其空军。
    Extra Examples
    • Congress passed the President's economic stimulus package.国会通过了总统的经济刺激一揽子计划。
    • The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.一切最初是由报纸上的一封信引发的。
    • He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth.他强调了公共投资对刺激经济增长的价值。
    • The research provided the stimulus for improvements in public libraries.该研究为改善公共图书馆提供了动力。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • major
    • powerful
    • …
    verb + stimulus
    • act as
    • give
    • provide
    • …
    stimulus + verb
    • come from something
    stimulus + noun
    • bill
    • package
    • plan
    • …
    preposition
    • stimulus for
    • stimulus to
    phrases
    • a response to a stimulus
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  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/visual stimuli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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • plant growth responses to environmental stimuli环境刺激下的植物生长反应
    • The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli.瞳孔放大是对化学刺激的反应。
    • The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep.只是躺到床上这一行为就足以引起强烈的睡意。
    • a response to a stimulus对刺激的反应
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • major
    • powerful
    • …
    verb + stimulus
    • act as
    • give
    • provide
    • …
    stimulus + verb
    • come from something
    stimulus + noun
    • bill
    • package
    • plan
    • …
    preposition
    • stimulus for
    • stimulus to
    phrases
    • a response to a stimulus
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.