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

• Besides the sugars and acids, other soft drink ingredients are of concern. Caffeine, which is added to many of the most popular soft drinks, is a mildly addictive, stimulant drug.
  除了糖和脂肪酸，其他软性饮料的成分，尤其令人关注。咖啡因，被加在许多最受欢迎的饮料，是一种温和上瘾的兴奋剂药物。
• 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。
• 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。
• An amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressor.
  一种安非他明以晶体氢氯化物的形式使用；作为一个刺激物对神经系统和抑制胃口使用。
• 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 stimulant for the central nervous system.
  兴奋剂刺激枢神经系统。
• 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。
• 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。
• As far as the effects they have, bath salts are a central nervous system stimulant that acts something like a mix of methamphetamine and cocaine. They dramatically increase the dopamine and norepinephrine levels in the human brain in two dangerous ways.
  就效果来说，浴盐是一种中枢神经系统的兴奋剂，功能犹如脱氧麻黄碱和可卡因的混合物，可以通过两种危险的方式极大提高人大脑中的多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素水平。
• 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。