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
- 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”。 - It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
这是她未加思索作出的反应。 - 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。 - 4: In the past, my friends called me a knee-jerk liberal.
这人说：过去，我的朋友们叫我盲目的自由派。 - 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。 - Is it a knee-jerk reaction?
开出这种条件是一种下意识反应吗？ - 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 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。 - 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。