knee jerk reaction
US /ˈniː dʒɜːrk riˈækʃən/
UK /ˈniː dʒɜːk riˈækʃən/
名詞
下意識反應, 膝跳反應
a quick, automatic, and often unthinking response to something
範例:
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His decision was a pure knee jerk reaction to the news.
他的決定是對新聞的純粹下意識反應。
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We need to avoid a knee jerk reaction and think this through carefully.
我們需要避免下意識反應，仔細考慮這個問題。