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A stimulant is a substance that makes your body or mind more active and awake, like the caffeine in coffee or tea. Some stimulants are legal and common, like caffeine, while others are strong drugs that are controlled or illegal. The word can also be used more generally for anything that gets activity or excitement going.
興奮劑、刺激物
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
stimulantnoun/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/
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medicinepharmacologysciencesA substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
- Milk of chameleon was recommended as an erotic stimulant by Avicenna.
- “Uppers” are what’s known as stimulants while “downers” are what is classified as depressants. […] Uppers increased cardiovascular and respiratory functions to dangerous degrees that can overwhelm the body. If you’ve ever felt an adrenaline rush before, you likely felt shaky, weak, or dizzy once it passed. This is similar to what stimulant drug users experience once a stimulant wears off. Feelings of exhaustion and depression set in and users seek more uppers to ward off what’s known as a “crash”.
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Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
- [T]ouching the much vexed question of stimulants he relished a glass of choice old wine in season as both nourishing and bloodmaking and possessing aperient virtues (notably a good burgundy which he was a staunch believer in) […]
- I was never to feel anything comparable under the influence of orthodox religious stimulants.
stimulantadj/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/
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medicinepharmacologysciencesActing as a stimulant.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。