单词 | by reflex |
释义 | > as lemmasby reflex b. by reflex: as (the result of) a reflex action; (hence) automatically, involuntarily, instinctively. ΚΠ 1857 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 19 96 The posterior horns..serve chiefly for the co-ordination of the movements produced by reflex. 1920 Times 3 Sept. 8/2 A London success would cause by reflex a local disaster. 1984 M. A. Jarman Dancing nightly in Tavern 6 The bored cowhands.., eyes always on the screen,..lighting Chesterfields by reflex. 1993 P. Livet in D. Fisette Consciousness & Intentionality i. 81 Toads..react by reflex to catch dark spots with their tongue. 2005 New Yorker 21 Mar. 91/1 Allen seems to fall into his Manhattan classicism almost by reflex. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。