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

• "The knee-jerk reaction is to think that all stress is bad, but this may not be so in pregnancy," she says.
  她表示，直觉反应认为所有压力都是不好的，但是在怀孕时可能并非如此；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。