stimulate

stimulate
verb
  1. [with obj.]raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)
    使（身体，生物系统）兴奋；刺激
    the women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries.
    给那些妇女吃治疗不育的药物来刺激她们的卵巢。
    ■encourage interest or activity in (a person or animal)
    激发（人的）兴趣；激励；刺激（动物）
    the reader could not fail to be stimulated by the ideas presented.
    表述的观点一定会激发读者的兴趣。
    [as adj. stimulating]a rich and stimulating working environment.
    豪华而又激励人的工作环境。
    ■encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process)
    促使，促进
    the courses stimulate a passion for learning.
    那些课程激发了学习热情。
    tax changes designed to stimulate economic growth.
    旨在刺激经济发展的税收改革。
派生
stimulatingly
adverb
stimulation
noun
stimulative
adjective
stimulator
noun
stimulatory
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'sting, afflict'): from Latin stimulat- 'urged, goaded', from the verb stimulare
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