stimulate

柯林斯词典

1. V-T To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further. 鼓勵; 刺激
America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy. 美國的首要任務自然是刺激經濟。
2. stimulationN-UNCOUNT 鼓勵; 刺激
...an economy in need of stimulation. …一個需要刺激的經濟。
3. V-T If you are stimulated by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm. 激勵[usu passive]
Bill was stimulated by the challenge. 比爾受到該挑戰的激勵。
4. stimulatingADJ 激勵的
It is a complex yet stimulating book. 這是一本複襍卻能引發興趣的書。
5. V-T If something stimulates a part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working. 刺激 (身躰器官)
Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems. 運動刺激消化和排泄系統。
6. stimulatingADJ 刺激的
...the stimulating effect of adrenaline. …腎上腺素的刺激作用。

The athletes had taken pills to stimulate their metabolic rate .
This legislation is designed to stimulate the faltering economy .
The government is taking steps to stimulate business development in economically distressed areas .
It's an artificial device which stimulates the auditory areas of the brain .
It's not the sort of movie that stimulates the old grey matter much.