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

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。
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。
The striking feature in the current debate about austerity and stimulus has been the lack of attention to investment.
当前这场关于紧缩和刺激的辩论，其显著特点是缺乏对投资的关注。
A stimulus package of tax rebates and small business incentives has been signed into law.
一个退税和鼓励小型企业的刺激经济的一揽子计划已经由总统签署成为法律。
Summary: Republicans and the deficit stand in the way of a new stimulus package.
共和党人和财政赤字变成了经济刺激计划的拦路虎。
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。
Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.
把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
The economy needed low interest rates and a fiscal stimulus to avoid a severe recession.
经济需要低利率和财政刺激，以避免陷入严重衰退。
They test the children's reaction to a simple visual stimulus.
他们测试了孩子们对单纯视觉刺激的反应。