knee-jerk 英 [ni: dʒə:k]   美 [ni dʒɚk]

knee-jerk

knee-jerk  英 [ni: dʒə:k] 美 [ni dʒɚk]

n. 下意识,自动反应;膝反射  adj. 下意识的,自动反应的;膝反射的 

名词复数:knee-jerks 

The knee-jerk disdain so many of his critics have for him can be traced largely to his worldliness: He's a man who, of necessity, was brought up not to be Joe the Plumber but a citizen of the planet. 如此多的批评者对他下意识的蔑视很大程度追溯于他的不可免俗:他同样不可避免地被按照一个地球公民的标准来抚养而不要成为管道工“乔”。

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  • n. 下意识,自动反应;膝反射
  • adj. 下意识的,自动反应的;膝反射的
  • 1. The knee-jerk disdain so many of his critics have for him can be traced largely to his worldliness: He's a man who, of necessity, was brought up not to be Joe the Plumber but a citizen of the planet.

    如此多的批评者对他下意识的蔑视很大程度追溯于他的不可免俗:他同样不可避免地被按照一个地球公民的标准来抚养而不要成为管道工“乔”。

ˈknee-jerk / ; NAmE / adjective [only before noun ] ( disapproving) produced automatically, without any serious thought 本能地做出的;未经思考做出的 It was a knee-jerk reactionon her part. 这是她未加思索做出的反应。 knee-jerk knee-jerks ˈknee-jerk / ; NAmE /
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