vt.　刺激；激励 excite the body or mind; encourage

　～ the function of the patient's organs　促进病人的器官功能
　～ the masses's enthusiasm　激发群众的积极性
　～ agreeably　愉快地刺激
　～ healthfully　健康地刺激
　～ injuriously　有害地刺激
　～ mentally　精神上起刺激作用
　～ refreshingly　对精神上很爽快地刺激
　～ sexually　对性欲起刺激作用
　～ by　靠…来刺激
　～ sb into new efforts　激励某人作出新的努力
　～ the government into acting　促使政府采取行动
　～ sb to sth　激励某人做某事

　Exercise stimulates the body.　运动促进身体健康。
　She used the dialogue to stimulate free conversation among her pupils.　她利用那个对话来引起学生们的交谈。
　The medicine will help stimulate the function of the patient's organs.　这种药有助于促进病人的器官功能。
　The art course stimulated me.　艺术课激发了我的灵感。
　Some plants are stimulated by light.　有些植物靠光刺激生长。
　They stimulated me to make greater efforts.　他们鼓励我要作出更大的努力。
　Better wages have stimulated them to work harder.　工资的增加激励他们更加努力工作。
　Praise stimulated her to work hard.　人们的称赞鼓舞了她努力工作。

 ♣ stimulate into〔to〕　(v.+prep.)
　刺激（某人）…　urge sb towards sth; give sb cause for action
　The crisis finally stimulated the government into acting.　危机最终促使政府采取行动。
　The workers must be stimulated to greater effort by an offer to share in the firm's profits.　靠公司分红的政策一定能激发工人更加努力的工作。

 ♣ stimulate, incite
　这组词都有“激励”“激起”“煽动”“刺激”“促使”的意思。其区别是：stimulate指对感觉、兴趣的刺激或激励某人做某事；incite指对内心给予刺激而使其兴奋。
 ♣ stimulate, excite, galvanize, pique, provoke, quicken
　参见provoke条。