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

• 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。
• These drinks can hide the effect of alcohol intake in a sense due to the combination of a stimulant, the caffeine, and a depressant, the alcohol.
  由于这些饮料中兴奋剂、咖啡因、镇静剂和酒精相结合，所以可从某种程度上隐藏酒精的危害效果。
• Coffee in which the drug caffeine acts as a stimulant.
  咖啡因起兴奋剂作用的咖啡。
• Their principal active component is capsaicin, which is a powerful stimulant of afferent nerve fibres.
  他们主要活性成分是辣椒素，是一种传入神经纤维强效刺激物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Epinephrine is a powerful cardiac stimulant. Epinephrine is one of the most potent vasopressor drugs known.
  肾上腺素是一种强效心脏兴奋药。肾上腺素是已知最强的升压药之一。
• A stimulant for the central nervous system.
  兴奋剂刺激枢神经系统。
• 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。
• 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。