Word · Frequency #3256
stimuluses
刺激；激励；刺激物
stimuluses is the plural of stimulus.
something that encourages activity or causes a reaction
- 1.
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
通过触发或改变内部现象而影响系统的外部现象；例如,驱使人们采取行动或改变行为的刺激或激励
- 2.
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
任何刺激性的信息或事件；促使行动的行为
- 3.
Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
引发或影响生理或心理活动或反应,或影响任何感官设备的外部事物
- 4.
A stinging part on the body of a plant or insect.
植物或昆虫身体上的刺状部分
通过触发或改变内部现象而影响系统的外部现象；例如,驱使人们采取行动或改变行为的刺激或激励；任何刺激性的信息或事件；促使行动的行为；引发或影响生理或心理活动或反应,或影响任何感官设备的外部事物；植物或昆虫身体上的刺状部分；刺激
In use
The government introduced a stimulus package to help small businesses recover.
A sudden loud noise is a stimulus that makes most people turn around.
Positive feedback can be a powerful stimulus for a student's motivation.
stimulus for
常用于表示某事物对其他事物的刺激作用。
The new policy served as a stimulus for economic growth.
新政策成为经济增长的刺激因素。
stimulus to
用于表示某事物激励或促进了某种行为或反应。
The teacher's encouragement was a great stimulus to her students.
老师的鼓励对她的学生们是一个很大的激励。
stimuli affect
常用于讨论刺激对行为的影响。
Connections
Collocations
- economic stimulus
- 经济刺激
- The government introduced an economic stimulus to boost growth.政府推出了一项经济刺激措施以促进增长。
- stimulus package
- 刺激方案
- The stimulus package included tax cuts and direct payments to citizens.刺激方案包括减税和向公民直接支付款项。
- stimulus response
- 刺激反应
- The study measured the stimulus response of the participants to various stimuli.研究测量了参与者对各种刺激的反应。
- visual stimulus
- 视觉刺激
- Bright colors can serve as a strong visual stimulus for children.鲜艳的颜色可以作为儿童强烈的视觉刺激。
- auditory stimulus
- 听觉刺激
- Music is often used as an auditory stimulus in therapy sessions.音乐常被用作治疗课程中的听觉刺激。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只刺猬（刺激）用刺（stim）戳你，激励你行动。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: academic, scientific, or general contexts; note_zh: 通常用于正式场合，表示引起反应或行动的事物。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式为 'stimuli'
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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