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

• My mother's knee-jerk reaction, Shouldn't I be over this by now?
  我母亲的自然反应我不是应该看开了吗？
• 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。
• Such "requirements" are just bad knee-jerk design.
  这种“需求”只是错误的下意识设计。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
  这是她未加思索作出的反应。