an action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to something and that you cannot control; something 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. 几乎是一种本能反应,电话铃一响,我就抓起笔。
Extra ExamplesAlmost by reflex, he helped himself to a drink. 几乎是下意识的,他给自己弄了杯酒。 He reacts with lightning fast reflexes. 他以闪电般的速度作出反应。 The rapid movement of an object close to the eye triggers an automatic reflex. 物体在眼前快速移动时,眼睛就会自动作出反应。 The training is designed to sharpen the fighter's reflexes. 这项训练是为了加快拳击手的反应速度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- good
- lightning
- …
- trigger
- control
- hone
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- action
- response
- by reflex
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’, from re- ‘back’ + flectere ‘to bend’.