stimulate
英 [ˈstɪmjuleɪt] 美 [ˈstɪmjəˌlet]

vt.

刺激；激励，鼓舞；使兴奋；

vi.

起兴奋作用；起促进作用；起刺激作用；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 刺激; 激励 excite the body or mind; encourage

英英释义

stimulate[ 'stimjuleit ]

• v.
  • act as a stimulant

    "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

    同义词：excite

  • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

    同义词：inducecausehavegetmake

  • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

    同义词：shakeshake upexcitestir

  • cause to be alert and energetic

    "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

    同义词：arousebraceenergizeenergiseperk up

  • cause to occur rapidly

    同义词：inducerushhasten

  • stir feelings in

    "stimulate my appetite"

    同义词：excitestir

  • provide the needed stimulus for

    同义词：provoke

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• stimulate the function of the patient's organs促进病人的器官功能
• stimulate the masses's enthusiasm激发群众的积极性

～+副词

• stimulate agreeably愉快地刺激
• stimulate healthfully健康地刺激
• stimulate injuriously有害地刺激
• stimulate mentally精神上起刺激作用
• stimulate refreshingly对精神上很爽快地刺激
• stimulate sexually对性欲起刺激作用

～+介词

• stimulate by靠…来刺激
• stimulate sb into new efforts激励某人作出新的努力
• stimulate the government into acting促使政府采取行动
• stimulate sb to sth激励某人做某事

词组短语

stimulate economic growth拉动经济增长

stimulate domestic demand刺激国内需求

同近义词辨析

stimulate, provoke

stimulate刺激，一般指刺激某人对某事感兴趣

provoke刺激，指激起某人突然的情感

motivate, encourage, excite, stimulate, inspire

这组词都有“鼓励、刺激”的意思，其区别是：

motivatev.激发，促动，强调激起动机去做某事。

A desire to go to medical school motivates her to study hard everyday.她希望上医学院，这成了她每天努力学习的动力。

encouragev.鼓励，促进，含有"使增强勇气或给予希望"的意味。

He encouraged his son to go to good college.他鼓励他的儿子上名牌大学。

excitev.指使人感到激动、兴奋；煽动，鼓动。

The band played louder and excited the audience.乐队演奏得更响亮了，使观众兴奋起来。

stimulatev.刺激，激发，促进，强调刺激反应的结果。

Cold air stimulates me.冷空气刺激我振作起来

inspirev.鼓舞，激发，影响，常常带有"启迪，启发"的意思。

My mother inspires us with stories of her difficult childhood.我的妈妈给我们讲童年时的艰苦生活以激励我们。

encourage, excite, stimulate, inspire

这组词都有“鼓励，激励”的意思，其区别是：

encourage指提高某人情绪，增强战胜困难，实现目标的信心和勇气。

excite主要指某人的言行或其它外界因素使他人变得兴奋或感情冲动，多用被动态。

stimulate尤指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激，使人振作起来或增强做某事的信心和勇气。

inspire通常指鼓起勇气，充满信心和希望。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. Light stimulates plant growth.
   光会刺激植物生长。
2. Alcohol stimulates the action of the heart.
   酒刺激心脏的活动。
3. Praise always stimulates him to further efforts.
   一表扬他就能激励他更加努力。
4. I'm trying to stimulate him to study harder.
   我试图激励他更加用功读书。
5. I hoped my warning would stimulate her to greater efforts.
   我希望我的告诫会促使她作出更大的努力。

权威例句

Prostaglandins stimulate calcium-dependent glutamate release in astrocytes
70K heat shock related proteins stimulate protein translocation into microsomes.
The c-Fos protein interacts with c-Jun/AP-1 to stimulate transcription of AP-1 responsive genes.
Interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor stimulate human vascular endothelial cells to promote transendothelial neutrophil passage.
The Anti-diabetic Drugs Rosiglitazone and Metformin Stimulate AMP-activated Protein Kinase through Distinct Signaling Pathways
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit and Stimulate Mixed Lymphocyte Cultures and Mitogenic Responses Independently of the Major Histocompa...
High glucose and hyperinsulinemia stimulate connective tissue growth factor expression: a potential mechanism involved in progressio...
High glucose level and free fatty acid stimulate reactive oxygen species production through protein kinase C--dependent activation o...
ULBPs, novel MHC class I-related molecules, bind to CMV glycoprotein UL16 and stimulate NK cytotoxicity through the NKG2D receptor
Vaccination with irradiated tumor cells engineered to secrete murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulates pot...