单词 | stimulation |
释义 | stimulation (once / 3185 pages) n Stimulation spurs an organism to act. It can also be any specific event that causes someone to do something. Have you ever had a teacher who made you excited about a subject you didn't like before, causing you to study harder and learn more? That teacher must've provided stimulation: through the teacher, you were motivated to give more effort to the class. Like a stimulant, stimulation causes things to happen. A doctor hitting your knee is a type of stimulation that makes your leg jerk up. In zoos, animals are provided with food-based stimulation to make them exercise. WORD FAMILYstimulation: self-stimulation, stimulations+/stimulate: stimulated, stimulates, stimulating, stimulation, stimulative/stimulating: stimulatingly, unstimulating/stimulus: stimulate, stimuli USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Giandrea says that many people are interested in the “nonmonetary benefits of continued employment,” including “mental stimulation and continued social networks.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) Another research project is focused on brain stimulation, which Prause believes could provide an alternative to drugs such as Addyi, the “female Viagra”. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) Most of the footage is stunning, yet the film is more about observation than visual stimulation. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1n the act of arousing an organism to action Hypo|Hyper galvanisation, galvanization stimulation that arouses a person to lively action arousal, rousing the act of arousing 2n any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action Syn|Hypo|Hyper input, stimulant, stimulus elicitation, evocation, induction stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors kickthe sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) turn-onsomething causing excitement or stimulating interest negative stimulation, turnoffsomething causing antagonism or loss of interest conditioned stimulusthe stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it cue, discriminative stimulusa stimulus that provides information about what to do positive stimulusa stimulus with desirable consequences negative stimulusa stimulus with undesirable consequences positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulusa reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulusa reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it bonus, fillipanything that tends to arouse delight, joy, pleasuresomething or someone that provides a source of happiness annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the necksomething or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness aversive stimulusany negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it concern, headache, vexation, worrysomething or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness grief, sorrowsomething that causes great unhappiness information knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction 3n (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) Hypo|Hyper activation stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical galvanisation, galvanizationstimulation with a galvanic current indwelleractivation by an inner spirit or force or principle action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 4n mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse Syn|Hypo|Hyper arousal caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) snogging(British informal) cuddle and kiss sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice activities associated with sexual intercourse |
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