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词汇 stimulant
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Definition of stimulant in English:

stimulant

noun ˈstɪmjʊl(ə)ntˈstɪmjələnt
  • 1A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

    兴奋剂

    it is a stimulant that has a direct effect on the nervous system
    a scalp stimulant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The medicines investigated include antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and other anxiolytics.
    • Some of these medicines, like stimulants and antidepressants, were first developed for other health problems.
    • Amphetamines, like cocaine, are psychomotor stimulants, previously used primarily by those involved in sports and entertainment to enhance performance.
    • The medications most often implicated in prescription drug abuse are opioid analgesics, sedative-hypnotics and stimulants.
    • To maximize the chance of extubation to nCPAP we chose to use a combination of surfactant and caffeine as a respiratory stimulant to enable preterm neonates to be maintained on nCPAP.
    • Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
    • If bupropion is not a stimulant why does GlaxoWellcome's product monograph list insomnia as its commonest side effect (occurring in just under half of patients)?
    • It's never a good sign when someone's taking sedatives and stimulants at the same time.
    • It also acted as a stimulant, a sedative, an appetite suppressant, and fed smokers' addictions.
    • One could argue that I might have just got people who didn't respond very well to the stimulant medication and so the stimulant wasn't actually having that bonus effect that you might have predicted.
    • However, physician assistants are not authorized to prescribe Schedule II substances listed as stimulants or depressants in Iowa.
    • Some prescribing issues surround the use of controlled substances such as stimulants.
    • Some commonly used medications include antidepressants, anti-psychotics and stimulants.
    • In the MTA study, children were given bupropion or haloperidol if stimulants proved ineffective.
    • Alternatively, antispasmodic drugs and motility stimulants may be prescribed.
    • The stimulants methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine remain the pharmacologic agents of first choice for the management of ADHD.
    • I used to compound it in a 20 mg/ml solution to be used as a respiratory stimulant for premature babies.
    • It is also a central nervous system stimulant, which can aid in activities that require concentration.
    • If MDMA is to be scheduled, it properly belongs on Schedule III - along with substances like steroids and stimulants.
    • Research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, showed a increase in the use of antidepressants and stimulants in all of the countries included in the study.
    Synonyms
    tonic, restorative, reviver, energizer, refresher
    antidepressant
    informal pep pill, upper, pick-me-up, bracer
    technical excitant, analeptic
    1. 1.1 Something that increases activity, interest, or enthusiasm in a specified field.
      刺激物,激励物
      population growth is a major stimulant to industrial development

      人口增长是刺激工业发展的一个主要因素。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • WIT is the anchor and stimulant for thinking and development in the region.
      • His determination to promote Bradford is a stimulant.
      • It is the trustees' vision that this prize will become a major stimulant to the inventiveness of the young people of Europe by giving early recognition and encouragement to the Alfred Nobels of the 21st century.
      • The brink of disaster can be a mighty potent stimulant for forcing a company to save itself.
      • The proposed new European league, in which Celtic and Rangers are the prime movers, will not just put the his club on a level commercial footing with the major Italian and English ones, but will also be a major stimulant to the Scottish game.
      • Like railroads, gaslights were instrumental stimulants for industrial growth.
      • On the contrary, they act as stimulants, inducing in their adherents a desire to effect a dramatic change in their circumstances.
      • Much more than a resource economy, services industries are the main stimulant of economic activity and make up almost 80 per cent of GDP.
      • This isn't surprising as low interest rates are proving an inadequate stimulant to get European economies moving again.
      • Major international companies, however, remain a major stimulant to Paisley and Renfrewshire and the export effort.
      • Angola's post-civil war economic and political stability since 2002 is a stimulant for increasing trade and investment.
      • More credit is not an antidote but instead a potent stimulant for Financial Fragility.
      • A major growth stimulant over the review period was increased consumer demand for food products requiring minimal preparation.
      Synonyms
      stimulus, incentive, encouragement, impetus, inducement, fillip, boost, spur, prompt, prod, jog
      provocation, goad, incitement
      informal shot in the arm, kick up the backside
adjective ˈstɪmjʊl(ə)ntˈstɪmjələnt
  • Raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

    兴奋剂

    caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart

    咖啡因对心脏有刺激作用。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There do not appear to be any adverse long-term behavioral effects resulting from chronic stimulant use.
    • This drug reduces stimulant craving and withdrawal symptoms.
    • For example, a patient taking neuroleptics who relapses to stimulant medications is at risk of hyperpyrexia.
    • Elevating plasma cortisol levels, either by exogenous administration or stress, facilitates the acquisition of stimulant administration in preclinical rodent models.
    • Because of lack of efficacy or the emergence of adverse effects, stimulant therapy is unsuccessful in 25 to 30 percent of children.
    • Surprisingly, 70% of stimulant users used at least four classes of illicit drugs in their lifetime.
    • We assume that the present findings may be due to a secondary effect of stimulant drug treatment.
    • While initial insomnia can be a side effect of stimulant medication, it is also a common complaint of adults with untreated ADHD.
    • These medications preserve the anorectic effects of amphetamines with weaker stimulant activity and little abuse potential.
    • Researchers may be far from understanding the long-term effects of stimulant drugs like methamphetamine on the brain.
    • Past year stimulant use, number of past year illicit drugs used, and past year drunkenness were examined as covariates for past year IDU.
    • A decongestant spray may cause more congestion in some people, and over-the-counter sprays may have stimulant side effects.
    • These risks are due to a combination of the drug's stimulant effect that allows the user to dance for long periods of time in the hot and crowded environment of rave parties.
    • This molecule is the most potent chemotactic agent for monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and fibroblasts and has a significant stimulant effect on the formation of granulation tissue.
    • These findings suggest that many stimulant users discontinued their drug use as they aged.
    • Because of its ease of manufacture and ready availability, methamphetamine has become the sympathomimetic amine of choice among stimulant abusers.
    • Some children are prescribed stimulant medicines for decades, even after they grow up.
    • Psychostimulants include a diverse class of drugs exhibiting central nervous system stimulant properties, and have a high abuse potential.
    • She, like any parent, wanted to find out whether what her child was taking was really working, because there are side effects of taking stimulant medications.
    • This bill redefines ‘stimulant’ to include dietary ingredients that have a stimulant effect on the cardiovascular or central nervous system of a human being.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin stimulant- 'urging, goading', from the verb stimulare.

Definition of stimulant in US English:

stimulant

nounˈstɪmjələntˈstimyələnt
  • 1A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

    兴奋剂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I used to compound it in a 20 mg/ml solution to be used as a respiratory stimulant for premature babies.
    • Some prescribing issues surround the use of controlled substances such as stimulants.
    • One could argue that I might have just got people who didn't respond very well to the stimulant medication and so the stimulant wasn't actually having that bonus effect that you might have predicted.
    • Research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, showed a increase in the use of antidepressants and stimulants in all of the countries included in the study.
    • Some commonly used medications include antidepressants, anti-psychotics and stimulants.
    • Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
    • Some of these medicines, like stimulants and antidepressants, were first developed for other health problems.
    • If MDMA is to be scheduled, it properly belongs on Schedule III - along with substances like steroids and stimulants.
    • The stimulants methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine remain the pharmacologic agents of first choice for the management of ADHD.
    • It also acted as a stimulant, a sedative, an appetite suppressant, and fed smokers' addictions.
    • To maximize the chance of extubation to nCPAP we chose to use a combination of surfactant and caffeine as a respiratory stimulant to enable preterm neonates to be maintained on nCPAP.
    • It's never a good sign when someone's taking sedatives and stimulants at the same time.
    • However, physician assistants are not authorized to prescribe Schedule II substances listed as stimulants or depressants in Iowa.
    • It is also a central nervous system stimulant, which can aid in activities that require concentration.
    • Alternatively, antispasmodic drugs and motility stimulants may be prescribed.
    • The medicines investigated include antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and other anxiolytics.
    • Amphetamines, like cocaine, are psychomotor stimulants, previously used primarily by those involved in sports and entertainment to enhance performance.
    • If bupropion is not a stimulant why does GlaxoWellcome's product monograph list insomnia as its commonest side effect (occurring in just under half of patients)?
    • The medications most often implicated in prescription drug abuse are opioid analgesics, sedative-hypnotics and stimulants.
    • In the MTA study, children were given bupropion or haloperidol if stimulants proved ineffective.
    Synonyms
    tonic, restorative, reviver, energizer, refresher
    1. 1.1 Something that increases activity, interest, or enthusiasm in a specified field.
      刺激物,激励物
      population growth is a major stimulant to industrial development

      人口增长是刺激工业发展的一个主要因素。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like railroads, gaslights were instrumental stimulants for industrial growth.
      • WIT is the anchor and stimulant for thinking and development in the region.
      • Major international companies, however, remain a major stimulant to Paisley and Renfrewshire and the export effort.
      • His determination to promote Bradford is a stimulant.
      • On the contrary, they act as stimulants, inducing in their adherents a desire to effect a dramatic change in their circumstances.
      • The proposed new European league, in which Celtic and Rangers are the prime movers, will not just put the his club on a level commercial footing with the major Italian and English ones, but will also be a major stimulant to the Scottish game.
      • It is the trustees' vision that this prize will become a major stimulant to the inventiveness of the young people of Europe by giving early recognition and encouragement to the Alfred Nobels of the 21st century.
      • This isn't surprising as low interest rates are proving an inadequate stimulant to get European economies moving again.
      • The brink of disaster can be a mighty potent stimulant for forcing a company to save itself.
      • Angola's post-civil war economic and political stability since 2002 is a stimulant for increasing trade and investment.
      • More credit is not an antidote but instead a potent stimulant for Financial Fragility.
      • Much more than a resource economy, services industries are the main stimulant of economic activity and make up almost 80 per cent of GDP.
      • A major growth stimulant over the review period was increased consumer demand for food products requiring minimal preparation.
      Synonyms
      stimulus, incentive, encouragement, impetus, inducement, fillip, boost, spur, prompt, prod, jog
adjectiveˈstɪmjələntˈstimyələnt
  • Raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

    兴奋剂

    caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart

    咖啡因对心脏有刺激作用。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This drug reduces stimulant craving and withdrawal symptoms.
    • Past year stimulant use, number of past year illicit drugs used, and past year drunkenness were examined as covariates for past year IDU.
    • These medications preserve the anorectic effects of amphetamines with weaker stimulant activity and little abuse potential.
    • Because of its ease of manufacture and ready availability, methamphetamine has become the sympathomimetic amine of choice among stimulant abusers.
    • Because of lack of efficacy or the emergence of adverse effects, stimulant therapy is unsuccessful in 25 to 30 percent of children.
    • This molecule is the most potent chemotactic agent for monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and fibroblasts and has a significant stimulant effect on the formation of granulation tissue.
    • A decongestant spray may cause more congestion in some people, and over-the-counter sprays may have stimulant side effects.
    • There do not appear to be any adverse long-term behavioral effects resulting from chronic stimulant use.
    • This bill redefines ‘stimulant’ to include dietary ingredients that have a stimulant effect on the cardiovascular or central nervous system of a human being.
    • Some children are prescribed stimulant medicines for decades, even after they grow up.
    • Psychostimulants include a diverse class of drugs exhibiting central nervous system stimulant properties, and have a high abuse potential.
    • These findings suggest that many stimulant users discontinued their drug use as they aged.
    • For example, a patient taking neuroleptics who relapses to stimulant medications is at risk of hyperpyrexia.
    • Researchers may be far from understanding the long-term effects of stimulant drugs like methamphetamine on the brain.
    • Surprisingly, 70% of stimulant users used at least four classes of illicit drugs in their lifetime.
    • These risks are due to a combination of the drug's stimulant effect that allows the user to dance for long periods of time in the hot and crowded environment of rave parties.
    • We assume that the present findings may be due to a secondary effect of stimulant drug treatment.
    • She, like any parent, wanted to find out whether what her child was taking was really working, because there are side effects of taking stimulant medications.
    • Elevating plasma cortisol levels, either by exogenous administration or stress, facilitates the acquisition of stimulant administration in preclinical rodent models.
    • While initial insomnia can be a side effect of stimulant medication, it is also a common complaint of adults with untreated ADHD.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin stimulant- ‘urging, goading’, from the verb stimulare.

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