knee-jerk reaction

基本解释

Although the knee-jerk reaction to a demand for better quality is to expand the testing team, that is probably not the best approach.
尽管要求更好质量的下意识反应就是扩大测试团队，但是这可能不是最好的方法。
It may be argued that the jeers were unfair and did little to push the team forward, but what is perhaps more important is the meaning behind such a knee-jerk reaction.
也许可以评论说这些嘘声是不公正的，而且也不会对国家队有什么帮助。但是弄清球迷们这种下意识反应背后的深层含意应该会更有价值。
“You have such high savings rates in Asia and as soon as you talk about recession the knee-jerk reaction in the Asian community is to switch into this even higher savings mode,” he said.
他表示：“亚洲储蓄率已经相当高了，但一旦谈到衰退，亚洲社会的本能反应就是转向更高的储蓄模式。”
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