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stimulate + noun
Exercise stimulates blood circulation.
运动刺激血液循环。
刺激
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
刺激
to act as a stimulant
Exercise stimulates blood circulation.
运动刺激血液循环。
鼓励行动
To encourage into action.
起兴奋作用
act as a stimulant
激发生物体的功能活动
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
促使；使按特定方式行动
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
stimulate
Base
原形
stimulates
3rd person
第三人称单数
stimulating
-ing
现在分词
stimulated
Past
过去式
stimulated
Past participle
过去分词
Exercise stimulates blood circulation.
运动刺激血液循环。
The teacher stimulated the students' interest.
老师激发了学生的兴趣。
The drug is stimulating the nervous system.
这种药物正在刺激神经系统。
The speech has stimulated a lot of discussion.
这次演讲引发了许多讨论。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Regular exercise can stimulate blood circulation.
经常锻炼可以促进血液循环。
AI contextual example
The teacher used pictures to stimulate the students' interest in science.
老师用图片来激发学生对科学的兴趣。
AI contextual example
Music often stimulates me to work more creatively.
音乐常常激励我更创造性地工作。
AI contextual example
The book stimulated her imagination
这本书激发了她的想象力。
WordNet
Exercise stimulates blood circulation.
运动刺激血液循环。
The teacher stimulated the students to work harder.
老师激励学生更努力学习。
介词into后接名词或动名词。
The speech stimulated the crowd into action.
演讲激励人群行动起来。
Not this
The news stimulated to the economy.
Use this
The news stimulated the economy.
stimulate是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词to。
Not this
This is a good stimulate.
Use this
This is a good stimulation.
stimulate是动词，不能作名词；应使用名词形式stimulation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
刺激增长
The government is trying to stimulate economic growth.
政府正试图刺激经济增长。
刺激经济
Lower interest rates can stimulate the economy.
较低的利率可以刺激经济。
刺激食欲
The smell of freshly baked bread stimulates my appetite.
新鲜烤面包的香味刺激了我的食欲。
激发兴趣
The teacher used videos to stimulate students' interest in science.
老师用视频激发学生对科学的兴趣。
激发思维
Crossword puzzles stimulate the mind.
填字游戏能激发思维。
刺激生产
The new policy aims to stimulate local production.
新政策旨在刺激当地生产。
Use stimulate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想‘stimulate’=‘stim’（刺激）+‘ulate’（谐音‘有来特’），有刺激来特别活跃。
中性; 常用语境：学术、医学、商业; 注意：通常用于正式或专业场合
及物：刺激某人/某物；不及物：起刺激作用
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