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stimulus

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stimulus /ˈstɪmjələs/ noun
plural stimuli /ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ/
stimulus
/ˈstɪmjələs/
noun
plural stimuli /ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ/
Learner's definition of STIMULUS
[count]
: something that causes something else to happen, develop, or become more active促进因素;激励因素;刺激物
: something that causes a change or a reaction(引起改变或反应的)刺激,刺激因素
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3256 COCA: 4525

stimulus

noun

stim·​u·​lus ˈstim-yə-ləs How to pronounce stimulus (audio)
plural stimuli ˈstim-yə-ˌlī How to pronounce stimulus (audio)
-ˌlē
: something that rouses or incites to activity: such as
a
c
: an agent (such as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion)

Example Sentences

The pay raise was a stimulus for production. Heat and light are physical stimuli. The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.
Recent Examples on the Web More importantly, there’s less confidence in the broader cryptocurrency market than a year ago, when coin prices were sky-high and the extra income from pandemic stimulus funds gave people more disposable income to spend on similar investments. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Pandemic stimulus funds have also helped Connecticut expand programs like childcare and workforce development—though that money will run out over the next 2 ½ years and the state will have to figure out how to fund those programs going forward. Emma Court, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Also, the federal government has provided $190 billion in stimulus funds to schools during the Covid pandemic. WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Districts already received three rounds of federal stimulus funds under the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, beginning in the summer of 2020. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 The position was budgeted for earlier this year, thanks to $6 million in federal stimulus funds through 2024. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Treasury is encouraging states and cities to tap other federal stimulus funds to cover the gaps. Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 The city would use $3.6 million in federal stimulus funds to purchase the hotel at 1485 Montgomery Hwy. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 July 2022 Money for the program will come from the Civics Literacy Excellence Initiative, which DeSantis set up last summer using $106 million in federal stimulus funds for schools. Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stimulus was in 1684
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3256 COCA: 4525
stimulus

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + STIMULUS | STIMULUS + VERB | STIMULUS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, major, powerful, strong巨大的/重大的/強有力的/強烈的刺激negative, positive負面的/正面的刺激conditioned, unconditioned條件/非條件刺激environmental, external環境/外部刺激plant growth responses to environmental stimuli環境刺激下的植物生長反應initial初始刺激auditory, sensory, verbal, visual聽覺/感官/語言/視覺刺激emotional, intellectual, sexual情感上的刺激;智力上的刺激;性刺激economic, fiscal, monetary經濟/財政/貨幣刺激VERB + STIMULUSact as, give, provide作為/給予/提供刺激react to, respond to對刺激作出反應STIMULUS + VERBcome from sth刺激來自⋯The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.一切最初是由報紙上的一封信引發的。STIMULUS + NOUNbill, package, plan (all NAmE) 刺激法案/計劃/方案Congress passed the President's economic stimulus package.國會通過了總統的經濟刺激一攬子計劃。PREPOSITIONstimulus for引起⋯的刺激The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep.只是躺到牀上這一行為就足以引起強烈的睡意。stimulus to對⋯的刺激A reduction in corporate tax should act as a stimulus to economic activity.公司稅的降低應該能夠成為對經濟活動的一種刺激。PHRASESa response to a stimulus對刺激的反應The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli.瞳孔放大是對化學刺激的反應。

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