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单词 stimulus
释义

stimulus

UK /ˈstɪmjʊləs/

Word Forms

singularstimulus
pluralstimuli

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve
    stimulus to:

    The government hopes that lower interest rates will be a stimulus to investment.

    stimulus for:

    We hope that the books will provide a stimulus for discussion.

    Synonyms and related words

    Something that encourages something or someone
  2. 2
    biologysomething that produces a reaction in a plant, animal, or person

    They test the children’s reaction to a simple visual stimulus.

    Synonyms and related words

    Causes

stimulus

US /ˈstɪmjələs/

Word Forms

singularstimulus
pluralstimuli

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve
    stimulus to:

    The Fed hopes that lower interest rates will be a stimulus to investment.

    stimulus for:

    We hope that the books will provide a stimulus for discussion.

    Synonyms and related words

    Something that encourages something or someone
  2. 2
    biologysomething that produces a reaction in a plant, animal, or person

    They test the children’s reaction to a simple visual stimulus.

    Synonyms and related words

    Causes
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