stimulant

英 [ˈstɪmjələnt]

美 [ˈstɪmjələnt]

n.  兴奋剂; 有激励作用的事物

复数：stimulants　

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牛津词典

noun

• 兴奋剂
  a drug or substance that makes you feel more awake and gives you more energy
  1. Coffee and tea are mild stimulants.
     咖啡和茶是轻度兴奋剂。
• 有激励作用的事物
  an event or activity that encourages more activity

柯林斯词典

• 兴奋剂;引起兴奋的药物
  Astimulantis a drug that makes your body work faster, often increasing your heart rate and making you less likely to sleep.

英英释义

noun

• a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
  Synonym:stimulant drugexcitant
• any stimulating information or event
  Synonym:stimulationstimulusinput

adj

• that stimulates
  1. stimulant phenomena
  Synonym:stimulating

双语例句

• Another advantage is that internet transaction encourages consumption, which is a stimulant for economic growth.
  另一个好处是网上交易促进消费，这对于经济增长也是一种刺激。
• A stimulant for the central nervous system.
  兴奋剂刺激枢神经系统。
• Besides the sugars and acids, other soft drink ingredients are of concern. Caffeine, which is added to many of the most popular soft drinks, is a mildly addictive, stimulant drug.
  除了糖和脂肪酸，其他软性饮料的成分，尤其令人关注。咖啡因，被加在许多最受欢迎的饮料，是一种温和上瘾的兴奋剂药物。
• It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.
  由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
• An alkaloid poison extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant.
  主要从马钱子中提取的生物碱毒药，以前用作兴奋剂。
• A medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system.
  一种用来刺激中枢神经系统的药物。
• When the club thrives and the members do well, it's a powerful creative stimulant for club leaders.
  当分会兴旺，会员做得好，这是对分会领导者有力的创造激励物。
• Ractopamine is an adrenal stimulant used to make pork more lean.
  莱克多巴胺是一种肾上腺素兴奋剂，用以提高瘦肉率。
• Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country's economy.
  旅游业成了刺激国家经济发展的一个因素。
• Pharmacologically, alcohol is an anesthetic, not a stimulant.
  从药理学上讲酒精是麻醉剂，而不是兴奋剂。