stimulate
英 ['stɪmjʊleɪt]
美 ['stɪmjə'let]
- vt. 刺激；鼓舞，激励
- vi. 起刺激作用；起促进作用
中文词源
stimulate 刺激，激励来自 stimulus,刺激物，-ate,使。
英文词源
- stimulate
- stimulate: [16] Latin stimulus denoted a ‘pointed stick for goading animals on’ (it probably came ultimately from an Indo-European base *sti- ‘point, prick, pierce’, extensions of which lie behind English stick, stitch, style, etc). It was used metaphorically for ‘something that incites or causes a response’, and in that sense was borrowed into English as stimulus [17]. Stimulate itself comes from the past participle of the derived verb stimulāre ‘goad on’.
=> stick, stitch, style - stimulate (v.)
- 1610s, "rouse to action," from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (see stimulation). Related: Stimulated; stimulating.
双语例句
- 1. Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
- 以微弱负电流刺激疼得最厉害的部位。
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- 2. These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs.
- 这些企业有助于为当地创造更多就业机会。
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- 3. These proteins stimulate the production of blood cells.
- 这些蛋白质会刺激血细胞的产生。
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- 4. America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy.
- 美国的首要任务自然是刺激经济。
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- 5. They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy.
- 他们想依靠外国投资来刺激他们的经济.
来自《简明英汉词典》
