| 单词 | stimulate |
| 释义 | stimulate (once / 333 pages) v If the economy is starting to stall, the president can't just sit there. He has to stimulate—turn it on, bring it to life, perk it up. You can stimulate practically anything: a person, a conversation, a mind, or even the growth of a plant. Stimulate is often used to describe a physical or sexual sensation, but don't get bogged down in that kind of thinking. Often, a government will try to stimulate economic activity by creating a stimulus package. Or, say, for example, that I'm trying to sell my new song CD. In order to stimulate interest, I need to send out a sample song to all my friends. Unless, of course, my songs are no good. WORD FAMILYstimulate: stimulated, stimulates, stimulating, stimulation, stimulative+/stimulating: stimulatingly, unstimulating/stimulation: self-stimulation, stimulations/stimulus: stimulate, stimuli USAGE EXAMPLESThis is partly because it stimulates multiple biochemical pathways, which may account for its wide range of effects. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “Those numbers definitely indicate automakers are trying to stimulate demand that might be waning a little bit,” Acevedo said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The electrodes stimulate the remaining retina's remaining cells which send the information to the brain. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) 1v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner Syn|Hypo cause, get, have, induce, make decide cause to decide persuadecause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm bringinduce or persuade solicitincite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination encouragespur on letactively cause something to happen leadcause to undertake a certain action inspire, instigate, promptserve as the inciting cause of suborninduce to commit perjury or give false testimony compel, obligate, obligeforce somebody to do something force, thrustimpose urgently, importunately, or inexorably hustlepressure or urge someone into an action bring around, bring roundcause to adopt an opinion or course of action badgerpersuade through constant efforts sellpersuade somebody to accept something chat uptalk to someone with the aim of persuading him talk intopersuade somebody to do something rope indraw in as if with a rope; lure blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedleinfluence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering convert, convince, win overmake (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something brainwashpersuade completely, often through coercion giveguide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion assureassure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence charm, influence, temptinduce into action by using one's charm prevailuse persuasion successfully dragpersuade to come away from something attractive or interesting tempttry presumptuously walkmake walk coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeezeto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" clamorcompel someone to do something by insistent clamoring condemncompel or force into a particular state or activity shamecompel through a sense of shame apply, enforce, implementensure observance of laws and rules enforce, imposecompel to behave in a certain way 2v cause to occur rapidly Syn|Hyper hasten, induce, rush effect, effectuate, set up produce 3v cause to be alert and energetic Coffee and tea stimulate me This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to de-energise, de-energizedeprive of energy cathect inject with libidinal energy animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivifygive new life or energy to invigorate, reinvigorateimpart vigor, strength, or vitality to animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven upmake lively ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep upmake more interesting or lively inspirit, spirit, spirit upinfuse with spirit affect act physically on; have an effect upon 4v provide the needed stimulus for Syn|Hypo|Hyper provoke entice, lure, tempt provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion rejuvenatecause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land jogstimulate to remember incite, instigate, set off, stir upprovoke or stir up agitate, foment, stir uptry to stir up public opinion hook, snareentice and trap seducelure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct calllure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal stoollure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead onentice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedleentice through the use of music raiseactivate or stir up decoylure or entrap with or as if with a decoy baitlure, entice, or entrap with bait rumpuscause a disturbance challenge issue a challenge to 5v act as a stimulant The book stimulated her imagination This play stimulates Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper excite dampen, stifle smother or suppress invigorate, quicken give life or energy to innervatestimulate to action irritateexcite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus pinch, vellicateirritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on have an effect upon 6v stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of Syn|Hypo|Hyper excite, shake, shake up, stir fuel stimulate arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind upstimulate sexually affright, fright, frighten, scarecause fear in thrill, tickle, vibratefeel sudden intense sensation or emotion invite, temptgive rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, upliftfill with high spirits; fill with optimism animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorateheighten or intensify titillateexcite pleasurably or erotically blufffrighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is aweinspire awe in terrify, terrorise, terrorizefill with terror; frighten greatly intimidatemake timid or fearful alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrifyfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised consternatefill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion tempttry to seduce beatifymake blessedly happy puffmake proud or conceited beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pinkfill with sublime emotion encourageinspire with confidence; give hope or courage to spookfrighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 7v stir feelings in stimulate my appetite Syn|Hypo|Hyper excite, stir horripilate cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps workprovoke or excite thrillcause to be thrilled by some perceptual input quicken, whetmake keen or more acute disgust, gross out, repel, revoltfill with distaste nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomachupset and make nauseated sensitise, sensitize cause to sense; 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