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something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly 促进因素；激励因素；刺激物 - stimulus for something
Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play. 书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。 - stimulus to something
The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports. 新税法应该能促进出口。 - stimulus (for somebody) (to do something)
This development also acted as a stimulus for Britain to modernize her air force. 这一发展也刺激了英国空军的现代化。
Extra ExamplesCongress passed the President's economic stimulus package. 国会通过了总统的经济刺激一揽子计划。 The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper. 一切最初是由报纸上的一封信引发的。 He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth. 他强调了公共投资对刺激经济增长的价值。 The research provided the stimulus for improvements in public libraries. 这项研究为公共图书馆的改进提供了动力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- powerful
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- act as
- give
- provide
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- come from something
- bill
- package
- plan
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- stimulus for
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- a response to a stimulus
- stimulus for something
something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant （使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物 sensory/verbal/visual stimuli 感官／言语／视觉刺激 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyc1plant growth responses to environmental stimuli 环境刺激下的植物生长反应 The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli. 瞳孔放大是对化学刺激的反应。 The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep. 只是躺到床上这一行为就足以引起强烈的睡意。 a response to a stimulus 对刺激的反应
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- powerful
- …
- act as
- give
- provide
- …
- come from something
- bill
- package
- plan
- …
- stimulus for
- stimulus to
- a response to a stimulus
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.