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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

刺激 [cìjī]
  1. 1. verb [指生物现象] stimulate
  2. 2. verb [推动] stimulate
  3. 3. verb [打击] provoke

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

刺激 [cìjī]
  1. 1. stimulation; stimulus; incentive; jar
    刺激
    a strong stimulus
    竞争给产业以有力的刺激
    Competition is a strong incentive to industry.
  2. 2. stimulate; urge on; encourage;needle
    咖啡能刺激神经。
    Coffee can stimulate one's nerves.
  3. 3. provoke; irritate; upset; excite
    刺激他。
    Don't provoke him.
    这一不幸的消息给了她很大的刺激
    She was badly upset by the sad news.
  4. 4. irritation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

刺激 [cìjī]
  1. 1. 内、外因作用于感觉器官,使生物体起反应
    药物刺激
  2. 2. 作用于事物,使其起积极变化;激发
    刺激国内需求
  3. 3. 使人精神上受到震动或打击
    刺激
  4. 4. 因内、外因的作用,使事物起反应或发生变化的过程
    失恋对他是一个很大的刺激

Examples

神经纤维把外界的刺激传导给大脑。
Nerve fibres transmit external stimuli to the brain.
竞争给产业以有力的刺激
Competition is a strong incentive to industry.
刺激他。
Don't provoke him.
凡是动物都有对外界的刺激发生比较灵敏的感应的特性。
Reaction to strong stimuli from the outside world is a characteristic of all animals.
刺激了他的神经
got on his nerves; gave him the nerves
我过去所受的那些委屈和刺激,比起他来,也只是小巫见大巫,算不得什么。
What little pain and adversity I've experienced so far is simply nothing compared to what he's gone through.
刺激素食用过多,身体会产生不良的反应。
The body would have an unhealthy reaction if it is over-stimulated.

Collocations

刺激皮肤
stimulate the skin
刺激肠胃
irritate the stomach and intestines
视觉刺激
visual stimulation
轻微刺激
stimulate lightly
减轻刺激
reduce stimulation
刺激消费
stimulate consumption
刺激生产力的发展
stimulate the development of productive forces
有效刺激
effective stimulation
寻求刺激
look for stimulation
强烈的刺激
strong stimulation
刺激
quite exciting
刺激
stimulus and feeling
紧张刺激
suspenseful and exciting

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