stimulating

Word family

stim·u·lat·ing /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

1 EXCITEDexciting or full of new ideas 使人兴奋的；饶有趣味的；充满新思想的 OPP boring

a stimulating discussion of world politics

关于世界政治趣味盎然的讨论

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2 ENERGETICmaking you feel more active 增加活力的，让人兴奋的

the stimulating effects of coffee and tea

咖啡和茶的提神作用

Examples from the Corpus

stimulating• Her lectures were always stimulating and covered a variety of subjects.• I have always found it to be most informative, stimulating and interesting - a really excellent magazine.• The Faculty is a large but welcoming and intellectually stimulating community.• the stimulating effects of coffee and tea• To choose suffering for the sake of the stimulating effects of running away from it is indeed a paradox.• The department is very well equipped and provides a stimulating environment for postgraduate research.• Above all, Partnership has added an exciting and stimulating impetus to the development of our school.• New York has always been an exciting and stimulating place to be.

stimulating effects• This is especially-true for insomniacs, who seem to have a lower tolerance to the stimulating effects of caffeine than most people.• In a similar vein, seventeenth-century doctors puzzled over the stimulating effects of coffee and tea.• To choose suffering for the sake of the stimulating effects of running away from it is indeed a paradox.

stim·u·lat·ing adjectiveadj

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See also: stimulate

BNC: 7608 COCA: 10078