knee-jerk reaction 本能反应
knee-jerk response 条件反射式回应
knee-jerk decision 草率决定
knee-jerk criticism 轻率批评
knee-jerk attitude 直觉式态度
avoid knee-jerk 避免冲动反应
A: Why did you reject the proposal so quickly?
A：你为什么这么快就拒绝了这个提议？
B: It was just a knee-jerk reaction, I didn’t think it through.
B：那只是本能反应，我没有仔细考虑。
1) 指膝跳反射这一生理现象
2) 指未经思考的快速本能反应
3) 常用于描述情绪化或草率判断
1. 膝跳反射；本能反应
noun/adjective
1. A quick, automatic reaction without careful thought, originally referring to a physical reflex in the knee.
Synonym: instinctive, automatic