To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.
例句
America's priority is rightly to stimulate its economy...美國的首要任務自然是刺激經濟。The Russian health service has stimulated public interest in home cures.俄羅斯的公共醫療服務已經激起了公眾對家庭治療的興趣。
VERB
激發;激勵;使充滿熱情
If you are stimulated by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm.
例句
Bill was stimulated by the challenge...這個挑戰讓比爾熱情高漲。I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.我深受啟發，開始審視自己內心深處的想法。
VERB
刺激(身體部位);使活躍
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...鍛煉能促進消化和排泄系統的活動。The production of melanin in the skin is stimulated by exposure to the sun...皮膚暴露在陽光下就很容易生成黑色素。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
刺激；激發；啟發；促進
electrical stimulation of nervous tissue對神經組織的電刺激The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼兒游戲組給孩子很多啟發。You don’t get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能從這份工作中獲得任何智力啟發。Electric stimulation causes the regrowth of bones.電擊療法能促進骨骼重新生長。
英英詞典釋義
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