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 pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness.
  一种刺激的制剂，由碳酸铵和香水制成，作为刺激物用鼻息以减轻晕厥。
• Nicotine is a stimulant, with effects similar to caffeine.
  尼古丁是一种作用类似于咖啡因的兴奋剂。
• Cola flavors may contain a source of caffeine, which is a mild stimulant.
  可乐香精中一般会含有咖啡因，这是一种低刺激性物质。
• 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。
• Despite being classified as a depressant, alcohol initially acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system.
  虽说被划定为镇静剂，酒精最初却是被当作中枢神经系统的兴奋剂。
• Modafinil is a novel central stimulant for the treatment of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
  莫达非尼是一种新型精神兴奋剂，治疗发作性睡眠症及自发性睡眠过度。
• 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。
• 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。
• Coffee in which the drug caffeine acts as a stimulant.
  咖啡因起兴奋剂作用的咖啡。