To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.
例句
America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy...美国的首要任务自然是刺激经济。The Russian health service has stimulated public interest in home cures.俄罗斯的公共医疗服务已经激起了公众对家庭治疗的兴趣。
VERB
激发;激励;使充满热情
If you are stimulated by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm.
例句
Bill was stimulated by the challenge...这个挑战让比尔热情高涨。I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.我深受启发，开始审视自己内心深处的想法。
VERB
刺激(身体部位);使活跃
If something stimulates a part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working.
例句
Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems...锻炼能促进消化和排泄系统的活动。The production of melanin in the skin is stimulated by exposure to the sun...皮肤暴露在阳光下就很容易生成黑色素。
英汉词典释义
n.
刺激；激发；启发；促进
electrical stimulation of nervous tissue对神经组织的电刺激The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。You don’t get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。Electric stimulation causes the regrowth of bones.电击疗法能促进骨骼重新生长。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the act of arousing an organism to action
2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
3. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
4. mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse