1N-COUNT 本能反应;习惯性动作 A reflex or a reflex action is something that you do automatically and without thinking, as a habit or as a reaction to something. 本能反应;习惯性动作
Walsh fumbled in his pocket, a reflex from his smoking days.
沃尔什在口袋里摸索着,这是他抽烟时养成的习惯动作。
I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action.
我习惯性地转过身往房子里看了看。
2N-COUNT 条件反射;反射性动作 A reflex or a reflex action is a normal, uncontrollable reaction of your body to something that you feel, see, or experience. 条件反射;反射性动作
...tests for reflexes, like tapping the knee or the heel with a rubber hammer.
如用橡胶槌敲击膝盖或脚跟那样的反射性动作测试
...the stress hormone adrenaline, released by reflex action from the adrenal glands.
肾上腺条件反射释放出来的应激荷尔蒙肾上腺素
3N-PLURAL 反应力;应激能力 Your reflexes are your ability to react quickly with your body when something unexpected happens, for example when you are involved in sport or when you are driving a car. 反应力;应激能力
It takes great skill, cool nerves and the reflexes of an athlete.
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。