剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - reflex collapse

reflex
/'ri:.fleks/
noun
[C]
* an uncontrollable physical reaction to something
反射动作；反射作用；本能反应

1. I'm sorry I punched him, it was a reflex action/response.
我很抱歉打了他，那不过是一种反射动作／本能反应而已。

reflexes [plural]
* the ability to react quickly
反应能力

1. Fighter pilots need good/fast reflexes.
战斗机飞行员需要有很好／快的反应能力。

/'ri:.fleks/
adjective specialized
* describes an angle that is more than 180° and less than 360°
优角（描述大于180°而小于360°的一个角）
Compare acute ; obtuse

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - reflex collapse

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1.N-COUNT 可数名词本能反应;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.

  • 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。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词条件反射；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.

  • ...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

3.N-PLURAL 复数名词反应力;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.

  • It takes great skill, cool nerves and the reflexes of an athlete.

    那需要运动员有高超的技巧、冷静的头脑和迅速的反应能力。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - reflex collapse

reflex
re·flex / 5ri:fleks / noun   an action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to sth and that you cannot control; sth that you do without thinking
   反射动作；本能反应；反射作用:
   The doctor tested her reflexes.
   医生检测了她的反射动作。
   to have quick / slow reflexes
   反射动作快/慢
   a reflex response / reaction
   反射性反应
   Only the goalkeeper's reflexes (= his ability to react quickly) stopped the ball from going in.
   只是因为守门员反应迅速,球才没有进。
   Almost as a reflex action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.
   几乎是一种下意识的动作,电话铃一响,我就抓起笔。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - reflex collapse

reflex noun

• ADJECTIVE fast, good, lightning, quick He reacts with lightning fast ~es. | poor | automatic | natural | conditioned

• VERB + REFLEX trigger The rapid movement of an object close to the eye triggers an automatic ~. | control | hone, sharpen The training is designed to sharpen the fighter's ~es. | slow Alcohol can slow your ~es. | suppress | test The doctor tested her ~es.

• REFLEX + NOUN action, response Almost as a ~ action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.

• PREPOSITION by ~ Almost by ~, he helped himself to a drink.

新牛津英语同义词词典 - reflex collapse

reflex

adjective
sneezing is a reflex action
INSTINCTIVE , automatic, mechanical, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflexive, impulsive, intuitive, spontaneous, unconscious, subliminal, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, untaught, unlearned, unintentional, unwitting, inadvertent, accidental.
-opposite(s): CONSCIOUS, VOLUNTARY, LEARNED.

词源记忆 - reflex collapse

reflex 反映，反射，反射作用，本能反应
re-, 向后，往回；-flex, 弯，转，词源同flexible, reflect。引申词义诸相关词义。