overstimulate
verb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈstɪm.jə.leɪt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈstɪm.jə.leɪt/[IorT]
to make someone tooexcitedorinterestedin something:
In somepeoplethedrugmayevenhave theunexpectedeffectof overstimulatinginsteadofsedating.
It isimportantnot to overstimulatechildrenjust beforebedtime.
[T]
to have toogreataneffecton thegrowth,development, oractivityof something :
过度刺激Policymakers need to becarefulnot to overstimulate theeconomywhen anoilshockhits.政策制定者需要注意，当石油危机发生时，不要过度刺激经济。
Too muchfearcan overstimulateourimagination: wejumpat everycreakingfloorboard, until itbecomesimpossibletorelax.太多的恐惧会过度刺激我们的想象力：地板发出任何一点声响我们都吓一大跳，那就完全无法放松。
[T]biologyspecialized
tocauseapartof thebodytoproducetoo much of aparticularsubstanceor have toogreataneffecton aprocess:
过度刺激According to someexperts,dairyproductscan overstimulate theovariestoproducemoreoestrogen.据一些专家说，奶制品会过度刺激卵巢产生更多雌激素。
Aviralinfectioncan overstimulate theimmunesystem,causingproblemslikeinflammationandtissuedamage.病毒感染会过度刺激免疫系统，造成炎症和组织破坏等问题。
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- besomeone'sbagidiom
- bedazzle
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- engage
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- overexcite
- overstimulating
- stir
- stretch
- talksomethingup
- tantalize
- the Thames
- thrill
- titillate
- whip
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