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knee-jerk

英 [ˈniː dʒɜːk]

美 [ˈniː dʒɜːrk]

adj.  本能地做出的; 未经思考做出的

医学

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 本能地做出的;未经思考做出的
      produced automatically, without any serious thought
      1. It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
        这是她未加思索做出的反应。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ 未经思考作出的;依靠本能作出的
      If you call someone's response to a question or situation aknee-jerkreaction, you mean that they react in a very predictable way, without thinking.
      1. The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.
        对此类状况的第一反应会是要求所有医院都采取适当的安全措施。

    双语例句

    • Irrational fear is the source of prejudices, phobias and knee-jerk reactions.
      非理性的恐惧是偏见和恐惧症的根源,膝跳反射也是因此而发生。下面这些都是非理性的恐惧。
    • Large-cap stocks led the rally Wednesday as a knee-jerk reaction to the rise of their H-share counterparts.
      周三,作为对于H股同类股票上升的正常反应,大盘股主导了这次止跌。
    • So many big companies have sourcing infrastructures whose knee-jerk reaction is to head to China, he said.
      很多大公司的外包系统有一个下意识反应,就是去中国,他说。
    • And I admit that some of it was simply a knee-jerk reaction that parents too often have: It's easier to say no than yes.
      我也承认,我的这种反应几乎是下意识的,很多父母经常这么做,因为拒绝往往比同意更简单。
    • You will have to overcome many unhealthy cravings and knee-jerk reactions.
      你必须克服许多不健康的渴望和莽撞的态度。
    • We need to build opportunities for mutual understanding and co-operation and avoid simplistic and knee-jerk reactions.
      “我们必须为相互理解,共同合作和避免过分单一的条件反射而创造时机”。
    • Their remarks could trigger knee-jerk declines in the euro and the yen.
      他们的评论将会引发欧元和日元的膝跳反应。
    • Although the knee-jerk reaction to a demand for better quality is to expand the testing team, that is probably not the best approach.
      尽管要求更好质量的下意识反应就是扩大测试团队,但是这可能不是最好的方法。
    • Is it a knee-jerk reaction?
      开出这种条件是一种下意识反应吗?
    • Amnesty called it a a knee-jerk reaction which does not get at the heart of the problem.
      国际特赦说,这种本能反应,并未触及问题的实质。