| 单词 | reflex |
| 释义 | reflex (riːfleks ) Word forms: reflexes 1. countable noun 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. I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action. 2. countable noun 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. ...the stress hormone adrenaline, released by reflex action from the adrenal glands. 3. plural noun 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. Collocations: cough reflex Inhaled lidocaine can be used as an antitussive (cough suppressor) acting peripherally to reduce the cough reflex. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lidocaine has the ability to suppress the cough reflex which in turn may mitigate increased intracranial pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Physical stimulation of the external acoustic meatus innervated by the auricular nerve elicits a cough, much like the other cough reflexes associated with the vagus nerve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Split-second timing and fast reflexes are needed to get you through the inventive challenges. Times, Sunday Times Instead of fast reflexes you need to use grey matter to progress this tragic and beautiful war story onwards. The Sun Both require dexterity, fast reflexes and courage. Times, Sunday Times They protect themselves by employing their fast reflexes, which are common in many other lizards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had great hand and foot speed and lightning fast reflexes, not to mention a limitless supply of braggadocio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the first tier, with the sound cascading upwards, kicking back and surrendering was less an option than a long, lovely reflex action. Times, Sunday Times They bump stomachs, almost as a reflex action. Times, Sunday Times Sowing sweet basil should be the result of a reflex action at this time of year; any and every wide shallow container will do. Times, Sunday Times It's about a reflex action in the game rather than a thought process. Times, Sunday Times It was clearly a reflex action and more of a slap than anything else, but it was a penalty. Times, Sunday Times It has become a reflex reaction in the digital age. Times, Sunday Times The authorities' reflex reaction to the collapse in business activity caused by coronavirus has been to push banks to lend and to help them with state guarantees. Times,Sunday Times Pressure and pinpricks made the organ send electrical impulses to the nervous system which triggered reflex reactions and pain. The Sun This reflex response can be used to study bee learning and memory in the context of foraging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Touching the soft palate can lead to a similar reflex response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When they do this, they modify their reflex response to accommodate the external objects into reflex actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such reflex responses form the core, in humans, of more complex and flexible gestural behaviours which can be improvised in particular situations. The Times Literary Supplement Approximately 25 percent also have abnormally exaggerated reflex responses (hyperreflexia), particularly in the legs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 反射 Japanese: 反射作用 |
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