stimulus

英 [ˈstɪmjələs]

美 [ˈstɪmjələs]

n. 促进因素; 激励因素; 刺激物; (使生物产生反应的)刺激

复数：stimuli　

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牛津词典

noun

促进因素；激励因素；刺激物
something that helps sb/sth to develop better or more quickly
1. Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
  书不仅给孩子们以思想，而且使他们玩得更有意思。
2. The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
  新税法应该能促进出口。
（使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物
something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant
1. sensory/verbal/visual stimuli
  感官 / 言语 / 视觉刺激
2. 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。

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 刺激物;促进因素
Astimulusis something that encourages activity in people or things.
1. 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。
2. 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。

英英释义

noun

any stimulating information or event
Synonym:stimulationstimulantinput

双语例句

In the claustrophobia of her parents 'house she had no stimulus for creativity.
在父母那所令人感到封闭恐惧的房子里，没有任何东西可以刺激她的创作。
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。
Several governments announced emergency stimulus packages intended to avert recession.
一些政府还宣布了旨在避免衰退的一揽子紧急刺激经济方案。
Of particular concern are the so-called "Buy China" requirements added to China's stimulus package this month.
中国本月在经济刺激计划中加入了所谓的“购买中国货”条款，这引起了广泛关注。
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 spending and quantitative easing have not started a new boom.
刺激性支出和定量宽松政策并未开启新一轮的繁荣。
Developed countries have acted much faster than in Keynes 'day to boost demand with stimulus packages.
与凯恩斯时代相比，发达国家的行动速度快了许多，采取了提振需求的刺激方案。
This depends not on the stimuli but on the combination of stimulus and response.
它并不取决于刺激源，而是取决于刺激源和回应的组合。
Nerves respond to a stimulus.
神经对刺激会反应。
It is fiscal stimulus that can contribute to growth in the real economy.
能对实体经济增长做出贡献的是财政刺激。