stimulus
noun /ˈstɪmjələs/
/ˈstɪmjələs/
(plural stimuli
/ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/
/ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/
)- [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空军的现代化。
- 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.
这项研究为公共图书馆的改进提供了动力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- powerful
- …
- act as
- give
- provide
- …
- come from something
- bill
- package
- plan
- …
- stimulus for
- stimulus to
- a response to a stimulus
- stimulus for something Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
- 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。
Topics Biologyc1- 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- powerful
- …
- act as
- give
- provide
- …
- come from something
- bill
- package
- plan
- …
- stimulus for
- stimulus to
- a response to a stimulus
- sensory/verbal/visual stimuli
词源late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.