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
- 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。 - 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。 - Yes, there is an economic downturn but we can't afford to take a knee-jerk reaction and stop recruiting, John Harrison, KPMG China chairman, told the Financial Times.
毕马威中国主席夏理逊（JohnHarrison）向英国《金融时报》表示：是，目前经济不景气，但我们不能做出条件反射式的反应，停止招聘。 - 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。 - The micro-expression only tells you their knee-jerk emotional state.
微观表现只告诉你他们下意识的情绪状态。 - 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”。 - 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 knee-jerk response is to blame the politicians.
人们下意识的反应是责怪政客。 - The net result will probably be less volatility after an initial knee-jerk reaction and some relief in markets that China has actually gone ahead with the move after so much speculation, he wrote in a report.
他在报告中写道：在最初的浮躁反应之后，最后结果可能是相对较低的波动性。在超多投机行为后，已在事实上接受了该举措的中国市场会有所缓和。 - We don't want to make knee-jerk changes, we want to be thoughtful about it, he says.
我们不想进行条件反射式的改动，在这个问题上，我们希望做到深思熟虑，他表示。