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2.reflex actionsomething that you do without thinking, as a reaction to a situation 下意识的动作;本能反应
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reflex action• You develop a reflex action of reaching for the bowl.• As the knifeentered her she seemed to try to double up, but it was only a reflex action.• By reflex action - a mechanism of the nervous system - the threatened hand is instantly withdrawn and the threatened eye closed.• His reflex action was to bend and swing round violently, and I was thrown to the ground.• We then moved close and fired from the hip and shoulder in reflex actionshooting.• He caught her arm in mid-air, a deceptively lazyreflex action, his fingersbiting into her forearm.• In a smooth, reflex actionhoned by years of practice, I say no.• The reflex action at this point is to descend into cynicism.
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reflex• Almost as a reflex, he smiled grimly to himself.• Hawthorne said she fired the gun as a reflex when her husbandshouted.• Ellen thought that the smile was a reflex.• Though in a coma, the patient shows signs of brain activity, such as reflexes.• None of the patients was taking any medication known to interfere with cardiovascularreflexes.• Are we to infer from the texts that the pupils do not understand the differences between inborn and conditioned reflexes?• It is best to ignore this rather franticreflex.• Developmentproceeds as the infantexplores the environment via his or her reflexes.• So ingrained is the reflex of contention that even seemingly unobjectionable ideas provoke it.
Originreflex
(1500-1600)Latin past participle of reflectere; → REFLECT
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REFLEX | REFLEX + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fast, good, lightning, quick迅速的/良好的/閃電般的/快速的反應◇He reacts with lightning fast reflexes.他以閃電般的速度作出反應。➤poor不佳的反應➤automatic自動反應▸➤natural自然反應▸➤conditioned條件反射VERB + REFLEX➤trigger引起反射◇The rapid movement of an object close to the eye triggers an automatic reflex.物體在眼前快速移動時,眼睛就會自動作出反應。➤control控制反射▸➤hone, sharpen提高反應速度◇The training is designed to sharpen the fighter's reflexes.這項訓練是為了加快拳擊手的反應速度。➤slow減慢反應速度◇Alcohol can slow your reflexes.酒精會減緩你的反應速度。➤suppress抑制反應➤test檢查反應能力◇The doctor tested her reflexes.醫生測試了她的反應能力。REFLEX + NOUN➤action, response反射動作;反應◇Almost as a reflex action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.就像是本能反應,電話鈴一響我就會抓起鋼筆。PREPOSITION➤by reflex出於反射作用◇Almost by reflex, he helped himself to a drink.幾乎是下意識的,他給自己弄了杯酒。