knee-jerk
英 [ˈniː dʒɜːk]
美 [ˈniː dʒɜːrk]
adj. 本能地做出的; 未经思考做出的
牛津词典
adj.
- 本能地做出的;未经思考做出的
produced automatically, without any serious thought- It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
这是她未加思索做出的反应。
- It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
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.- 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。
- The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.
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。