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knee-jerk
adjective
disapprovinguk /ˈniː.dʒɜːk/ us /ˈniː.dʒɝːk/
knee-jerk reaction, response, etc.
a quick reaction that does not allow you time to consider something carefully（来不及仔细考虑的）本能反应，自动反应
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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accustomed
all in a day's workidiom
as a (general) ruleidiom
as a matter of courseidiom
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inveterate
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mechanical
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trad
knee-jerk | American Dictionary
knee-jerk
adjective
us/ˈniˌdʒɜrk/
happening or existing as a result of habit, rather than careful consideration:
When asked about crime, the mayor’s knee-jerk reaction is to call for longer prison sentences.
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