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

• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Such "requirements" are just bad knee-jerk design.
  这种“需求”只是错误的下意识设计。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Above all, Baru believes India must jettison the knee-jerk defensiveness that characterises its relations with trading partners and foreign investors, a manifestation of what he calls its East India Company syndrome.
  首先，巴鲁相信，印度必须抛弃与贸易伙伴和外国投资者关系中特有的下意识防御心态。巴鲁将这种表现称为东印度公司综合症。
• 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。
• 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。