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。 - This, however, would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument.
不过，这可能是对一个敏感话题的下意识的反应。 - The trick is to manage your knee-jerk reactions when you receive unflattering reviews.
其中的诀窍在于听到不顺耳的评论时要能控制住自己的本能反应。 - To add to the sense of comfort, Mr Obama's response to the financial crisis reassured business people because it suggested that an Obama administration would prize stability above knee-jerk reactions.
让人安心的是，奥巴马对金融危机的反应恢复了商人们的信心，因为这意味着奥巴马政府会把稳定摆在下意识反应之上。 - Putative Chinese investments abroad sometimes face a reaction of knee-jerk nationalism.
中国在海外的投资计划，有时会面对一种下意识的民族主义反应。 - Is Mr monks merely offering a wholly predictable, knee-jerk, lefty rant? I do not think so.
蒙克斯仅是作了一次完全可预知的、机械的、左翼分子的激昂演说吗？我并不这么认为。 - It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
这是她未加思索作出的反应。 - But, leaving knee-jerk reactions aside, perhaps we give markets too little credit.
不过，撇开那些条件反射式的反应不谈，或许我们低估了市场的估价能力。 - The knee-jerk response is to blame the politicians.
人们下意识的反应是责怪政客。 - Is it a knee-jerk reaction?
开出这种条件是一种下意识反应吗？