| 单词 | reflex |
| 释义 | reflexWord family adjectivereflexedreflexiblereflexivereflexologicalreflexnounreflexibilityreflexionreflexivenessreflexologistreflexologyadverbreflexivelyreflexly re·flex /ˈriːfleks/ noun [countableC] 1 reflexes [plural]REACT a) the natural ability to react quickly and well to sudden situations 反应能力 have good/quick/slow reflexes A tennis player needs to have very quick reflexes. 网球运动员需要反应迅速。 b) HBHa sudden uncontrolled movement that your muscles make as a natural reaction to a physical effect 〔生理上的〕反射动作，反射作用 Doctor Mulholland tested Jennifer’s reflexes (=especially by hitting her knee with a special rubber hammer). 马尔霍兰医生检查了珍妮弗的反射反应。 Examples from the Corpus reflexes• Computer games require quick reflexes. 2. reflex action something that you do without thinking, as a reaction to a situation 下意识的动作；本能反应 Examples from the Corpus reflex action• You develop a reflex action of reaching for the bowl.• As the knife entered 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it was only a reflex action.• By reflex action - a mechanism of the nervous system - the threatened hand is instantly withdrawn and the threatened eye closed.• His reflex action was to bend and swing round violently, and I was thrown to the ground.• We then moved close and fired from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 action shooting.• He caught her arm in mid-air, a deceptively lazy reflex action, his fingers biting into her forearm.• In a smooth, reflex action honed by years of practice, I say no.• The reflex action at this point is to descend into cynicism. Examples from the Corpus reflex• Almost as a reflex, he smiled grimly to himself.• Hawthorne said she fired the gun as a reflex when her husband shouted.• 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 cardiovascular reflexes.• 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 frantic reflex.• Development proceeds as the infant explores the environment via his or her reflexes.• So ingrained is the reflex of contention that even seemingly unobjectionable ideas provoke it. (1500-1600) Latin past participle of reflectere; → REFLECT |
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