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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - Is it a knee-jerk reaction?
开出这种条件是一种下意识反应吗? - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。
