stimulant

英 [ˈstɪmjələnt]

美 [ˈstɪmjələnt]

n.  兴奋剂; 有激励作用的事物

复数：stimulants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18953 / COCA.14629

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

• Caffeine, partly due to its stimulant effect on the central nervous system, both raises metabolism and increases the oxidation of fatty acids.
  咖啡因，对中枢神经系统有着一定的刺激效果，会提高新陈代谢和脂肪酸的氧化。
• A stimulant for the central nervous system.
  兴奋剂刺激枢神经系统。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Coffee in which the drug caffeine acts as a stimulant.
  咖啡因起兴奋剂作用的咖啡。
• Musk is used for perfumes and stimulant.
  麝香被用作香料和兴奋剂。
• 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。
• 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。
• An isomer of amphetamine ( trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant.
  安非他明的异构体（商品名Dexedrine）被用作中枢神经刺激物。