学个词Learn a Word 第1294期 advance

　　今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词，有上涨，前进的意思。 "Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals," 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 "U.S. stocks advanced after Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said he is prepared to take further actions to stimulate¹ the economy," 美联储主席伯南克表示可能进一步采取措施刺激经济后，美国股市上扬。 "Pro-Gadhafi Forces shelled the rebel stronghold of Misrata as Libyan rebels tried to advance toward the Capital," 利比亚反政府军试图向首都逼近，与此同时，亲卡扎菲部队炮轰了他们的据点米苏拉塔。好的，今天我们学习的词是advance...

1 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。