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something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly 促進因素;激勵因素;刺激物 - stimulus for something
Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play. 書不僅給孩子們提供想法,而且使他們玩得更有意思。 - stimulus to something
The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports. 新稅法應該能促進出口。 - stimulus (for somebody) (to do something)
This development also acted as a stimulus for Britain to modernize her air force. 這一發展也刺激了英國空軍的現代化。
Extra ExamplesCongress passed the President's economic stimulus package. 國會通過了總統的經濟刺激一攬子計劃。 The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper. 一切最初是由報紙上的一封信引發的。 He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth. 他強調了公共投資對刺激經濟增長的價值。 The research provided the stimulus for improvements in public libraries. 這項研究爲公共圖書館的改進提供了動力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- powerful
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- act as
- give
- provide
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- come from something
- bill
- package
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- stimulus for
- stimulus to
- a response to a stimulus
- stimulus for something
something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant (使生物産生反應的)刺激,刺激物 sensory/verbal/visual stimuli 感官/言語/視覺刺激 The animals were conditioned to respond to auditory stimuli (= sounds). 經過訓練,那些動物對聲音形成了條件反射。
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyc1plant growth responses to environmental stimuli 環境刺激下的植物生長反應 The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli. 瞳孔放大是對化學刺激的反應。 The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep. 只是躺到床上這一行爲就足以引起強烈的睡意。 a response to a stimulus 對刺激的反應
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’.