英语词汇“stimulative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

stimulatestimulate /ˈstɪmyəˌleɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYstimulate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus; ➔ STIMULUS

VERB TABLE

stimulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stimulate
	he, she, it	stimulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	stimulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have stimulated
	he, she, it	has stimulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had stimulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stimulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have stimulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am stimulating
	he, she, it	is stimulating
	you, we, they	are stimulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was stimulating
	you, we, they	were stimulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been stimulating
	he, she, it	has been stimulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been stimulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be stimulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been stimulating

1to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further: Will the tax cuts stimulate the economy?2to encourage someone by making him or her excited about and interested in something: We try to stimulate the children’s imaginations.3science, biology to make a plant or part of the body become active or stronger: The drug stimulates the immune system.—stimulative adjective—stimulation /ˌstɪmyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]