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单词 kneejerk
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kneejerk in British English

(ˈniːdʒɜːk)
adjective
made or occurring as a predictable and automatic response, without thought
a kneejerk reaction from politicians
audiences accustomed to the kneejerk patriotism of these films
She felt a kneejerk distrust of journalists of any kind.
The knee-jerk reaction to this is to call for proper security in all hospitals.

Examples of 'kneejerk' in a sentence
kneejerk

This is an important ruling but not one that should prompt any kneejerk reaction.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She urged the public to avoid kneejerk opposition to solar energy farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some of us are just a little bewildered by the kneejerk reaction to anything about the church.
Christianity Today (2000)
Some have said that there has been a kneejerk reaction towards programming that is stifling creativity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But there was no need to have a kneejerk reaction to losing him.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What happened was a kneejerk reaction to a bad defeat by Wigan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This was not a kneejerk reaction to a one-off night of mayhem.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No kneejerk reactions, there would be a full review and lessons would be learnt.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's easy to make a kneejerk reaction and bomb him out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Don't let a kneejerk reaction to a staged picture tell you otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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