stimulus

英 [ˈstɪmjələs]

美 [ˈstɪmjələs]

n. 促进因素; 激励因素; 刺激物; (使生物产生反应的)刺激

复数：stimuli　

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牛津词典

noun

促进因素；激励因素；刺激物
something that helps sb/sth to develop better or more quickly
1. Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
  书不仅给孩子们以思想，而且使他们玩得更有意思。
2. The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
  新税法应该能促进出口。
（使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物
something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant
1. sensory/verbal/visual stimuli
  感官 / 言语 / 视觉刺激
2. 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。

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 刺激物;促进因素
Astimulusis something that encourages activity in people or things.
1. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the US economy...
  利率可能很快就会下调，从而刺激美国经济。
2. It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli.
  我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。

英英释义

noun

any stimulating information or event
Synonym:stimulationstimulantinput

双语例句

Part of the stimulus packages have been additional resources for labor markets and social policies.
他们经济刺激计划的一部分就是在劳工市场和社会政策方面提供更多的资源。
Of particular concern are the so-called "Buy China" requirements added to China's stimulus package this month.
中国本月在经济刺激计划中加入了所谓的“购买中国货”条款，这引起了广泛关注。
The fiscal stimulus measures in 2008 and 2009 were hardly necessary.
2008年和2009年的财政刺激举措很难说是必要的。
This depends not on the stimuli but on the combination of stimulus and response.
它并不取决于刺激源，而是取决于刺激源和回应的组合。
We need stimulus and intense co-ordination of economic policy among all main economies.
我们需要刺激和所有主要经济体之间经济政策的高度协调。
The Obama stimulus plan also included buy America clauses.
奥巴马的刺激计划中也包含购买美国货条款。
We had a huge stimulus going on.
我们已经进行了一个非常巨大的刺激。
Developed countries have acted much faster than in Keynes 'day to boost demand with stimulus packages.
与凯恩斯时代相比，发达国家的行动速度快了许多，采取了提振需求的刺激方案。
Some action has been taken by individual governments through both monetary policy and significant fiscal stimulus announcements.
个别国家的政府已通过货币政策和宣布重大财政刺激方案，采取了某些行动。
There are recessions like the one in 2001, which respond well to a monetary policy stimulus.
一些经济衰退与2001年相似，它们对货币政策激励措施反应良好。