Definition of reflex in English:

reflex

noun ˈriːflɛksˈriˌflɛks

1An action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus.
（对刺激的）本能反应
a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes
新生儿具备对刺激的基本本能反应。
Example sentencesExamples
- Either mechanical tapping or electrical stimulation of the supraorbital regions may evoke the blink reflex.
- Families frequently misdiagnose their loved ones' involuntary muscle reflexes as consciousness.
- They act on the brain to hold back the cough reflex.
- Two significant complications of lung transplantation include the impairment of the cough reflex and mucociliary clearance.
- Monitor urine output, deep tendon reflexes and serum levels.
- He saw people as conditioned reflexes, not souls with intentions, willpower and choice.
- The medulla controls this involuntary swallowing reflex, although voluntary swallowing may be initiated by the cerebral cortex.
- Thinking about your baby can stimulate the let-down reflex.
- Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter.
- Border Collies have a high startle reflex, which can sometimes endanger their lives.
- Neurologic examination revealed symmetric reflexes with normal sensation and strength.
- All his paradigm required was linking and relinking stimuli and responses: a salivary reflex, once produced by food, was now evoked by a bell signaling the coming of food.
- Pavlov's studies investigated the way in which environmental stimuli inspired biological reflexes in animals.
- Deep tendon reflexes disappear within the first few days of symptom onset.
- My patient still had a few elicitable neurological reflexes.
- Sleep on your back - when the spit collects back there, it triggers a swallowing reflex.
- Secretion into the bloodstream is increased by the presence of food, particularly protein, in the stomach, and is also stimulated by neural reflexes.
- It must be remembered that some individuals do not have a blink reflex, due to neuro-muscular problems with the eye, and therefore are at serious risk from this laser exposure.
- These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation.
- These receptors also excite the defecation reflex.
1. 1.1 (in reflexology) a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet, hands, or head.
  （反射疗法用语）反射（作用）
  as modifier reflex points
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the nervous system becomes involved, the muscle tendon bundles remain hypertonic and pain reflexes in the area are activated.
  The points on the ear have their reflex to different bodily functions or organs.
  Applying pressure to reflex points makes it possible to interact with the interconnected systems of the body at an energetic level and restore homeostatic function.
  The reflexes in the feet are stimulated with various massage techniques to promote healing in the body.
2A thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else.
反映（物），体现（物）
politics was no more than a reflex of economics
政治只不过是经济的反映。
Example sentencesExamples
- In doing so they constitute a public and communal reflex of that private, complex, individual and highly personal process through which people cope with, and come to terms with, the vicissitudes of life.
- Her feet followed his automatically, as a reflex from many hour of being tortured in etiquette, posture, and dance classes.
- That is to say, there are referential and quantificational uses of indefinite descriptions and these are a reflex of a genuine semantical ambiguity.
- This individualism was perhaps a natural reflex of an economy bursting forth from its medieval limitations.
1. 2.1 A word formed by development from an earlier stage of a language.
  （从同一语言较早形式演化而来的）反映形式
  Example sentencesExamples
  Orza is the Italian reflex of a common Romance word generally thought to be of Latin origin.
3archaic A reflected source of light.
〈古〉反射光
the reflex from the window lit his face
窗户的反光照亮了他的脸庞。

adjective ˈriːflɛksˈriˌflɛks

1(of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus.
（对刺激的）本能反应
sneezing is a reflex action
打喷嚏是本能反应。
Example sentencesExamples
- During the initial inflammatory phase of this process the muscle responds with a reflex spasm which is the tightness or knot you can feel.
- It is a complex reflex response to the stimulation of the cough receptors of the lung.
- What he found was that every bird in a particular species has certain inflexible patterns of behavior, reflex responses to very specific stimuli.
- In a reflex action the body cuts the supply of blood to the arms and legs preventing swimming, and people then sink and drown.
- We now know that this reflex response is initiated from the class of sensory receptors called muscle spindle receptors.
- This suggests that reflex mechanisms are diminished during the transition to sleep.
- In the respiratory tract, complex reflex responses to the gastric refluxate occur in children by three mechanisms.
- The inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase failed to inhibit this response, and it also did not potentiate the reflex cholinergic contractions of the trachea produced by bradykinin.
- Almost as if it were a reflex response, journalists and some scientific researchers alike blame technology and changes to family life for childhood obesity.
- A cough is a reflex action to clear the airways of mucus, phlegm, irritants or a foreign body.
- Certainly, the very rapid respiratory rates seen during the tidal breathing collection in some of the children in this study must be attributed to reflex or cortical responses to testing.
- The same event, however, can take place without a swallow as a reflex response to mechanical stimulation of the esophagus.
- The mechanism by which the body senses and responds to changes in blood pressure by reflex vasodilation or contraction of peripheral vessels is impaired.
- Later it becomes a reflex action in response to the baby's cry or just by thinking about the baby or feeding.
- Hold fast - put one of your fingers in your baby's palm and enjoy his reflex response as he grips it tightly.
- The tongue directs the bolus of chewed food to the pharynx as an initial step in the involuntary reflex swallowing mechanism.
- Even the tears that fell were automatic, more a reflex action than reflection of any real emotion.
- Muscle spindles are primarily influenced by changes in length and are responsible for reflex contraction of the skeletal muscles in response to stretching.
- The active ingredients in this were alkaloids of belladonna, which we now know had the effect of inhibiting cholinergic neurotransmission and thereby reflex bronchoconstriction.
- So in some quarters the reflex response to the presidential election of November 2004 has been to emphasise how little has changed.
Synonyms
instinctive, automatic, mechanical, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflexive, impulsive, intuitive, spontaneous, unconscious, subliminal, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, untaught, unlearned, unintentional, unwitting, inadvertent, accidental
2(of an angle) exceeding 180°.
（角）大于180度的
3rare (of light) reflected.
〈古〉（光）被反射的
1. 3.1 Bent or turned backwards.
  〈古〉反折的
2. 3.2 (of a thought) directed or turned back upon the mind itself; introspective.
  〈古〉（思想）反省的，内省的
  an act of consciousness is a reflex act with its own object, viz. the act of knowledge itself

Derivatives

reflexly

adverb

Esophageal peristalsis can also be excited reflexly in the smooth muscle segment (but not in the striated muscle part), by transient distension of the organ, both in situ and in vitro.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of this happens by dynamic airway closure and some by reflexly narrowing the glottis and using it to dynamically slow or control respiration.
- These measurements were made using a mouthpiece and nose clip, which are known to reflexly stimulate ventilation.
- Once again, that party has almost reflexly chosen the populist road and wanted to extend the moratorium.
- Muscle length depends upon the operation of muscle-length detecting receptors (muscle spindles) that reflexly cause a proportionate muscle contraction if the muscle is stretched.

Origin

Early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus 'a bending back', from reflectere 'bend back' (see reflect).

Definition of reflex in US English:

reflex

nounˈrēˌfleksˈriˌflɛks

1An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought.
a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes
新生儿具备对刺激的基本本能反应。
Example sentencesExamples
- Either mechanical tapping or electrical stimulation of the supraorbital regions may evoke the blink reflex.
- All his paradigm required was linking and relinking stimuli and responses: a salivary reflex, once produced by food, was now evoked by a bell signaling the coming of food.
- My patient still had a few elicitable neurological reflexes.
- They act on the brain to hold back the cough reflex.
- It must be remembered that some individuals do not have a blink reflex, due to neuro-muscular problems with the eye, and therefore are at serious risk from this laser exposure.
- Two significant complications of lung transplantation include the impairment of the cough reflex and mucociliary clearance.
- Secretion into the bloodstream is increased by the presence of food, particularly protein, in the stomach, and is also stimulated by neural reflexes.
- Families frequently misdiagnose their loved ones' involuntary muscle reflexes as consciousness.
- These receptors also excite the defecation reflex.
- Thinking about your baby can stimulate the let-down reflex.
- Monitor urine output, deep tendon reflexes and serum levels.
- Border Collies have a high startle reflex, which can sometimes endanger their lives.
- Pavlov's studies investigated the way in which environmental stimuli inspired biological reflexes in animals.
- Deep tendon reflexes disappear within the first few days of symptom onset.
- Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter.
- These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation.
- Neurologic examination revealed symmetric reflexes with normal sensation and strength.
- Sleep on your back - when the spit collects back there, it triggers a swallowing reflex.
- The medulla controls this involuntary swallowing reflex, although voluntary swallowing may be initiated by the cerebral cortex.
- He saw people as conditioned reflexes, not souls with intentions, willpower and choice.
1. 1.1reflexes A person's ability to respond quickly.
  he was saved by his superb reflexes
  多亏自己出色的反应能力他才得救。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other goaltenders have faster glove hands, quicker feet, and swifter reflexes.
  With lightning quick reflexes, Amanda pushed the button on her bracelet and raised an invisible shield around herself.
  For starters, you're going to need reflexes, and you have to think quickly on your feet.
  Only Cameron's lightning fast reflexes saved him from being stabbed in the gut.
  Your doctor may test your reflexes and muscle strength, and check the pattern of muscle weakness.
  Medical students found the tendon strike more difficult to perform and to interpret in people with brisk reflexes than the plantar strike, but this wasn't true for the experienced doctors.
  To control the sled takes all his concentration, muscle control and cat-like reflexes.
  I was almost too caught up in my thoughts to block a strike to my left side, but I had fast reflexes and shifted my feet so that I just dodged him.
  Only good reflexes, quick feet and a great deal of luck saved Karae from a severe blow from the back of her father's hand.
  Excellent reflexes are essential for efficient and dignified fly-combat.
  A flash of movement and my lightning quick reflexes were all that saved me.
  Ben was gifted with an athletic body, an alert mind and quicksilver reflexes, as Neville Abeygoonawardene was later to write.
  Naturally, he honed his reflexes in college - in a midday problems and statistics class.
  The man had lightning-fast reflexes, and he'd already proven himself more than apt at killing in hand-to-hand confrontations.
  He has catlike reflexes, he is skilled with a gun, and his detective work is top-notch.
  A former shortstop, Chavez has quick feet, good range, great reflexes and a strong arm, and he has generally avoided errors of inexperience.
  Then with lightning quick reflexes she pinned Rachel to the grass.
  He's also got a wit as sharp as his reflexes; following Lewis' annihilation of Michael Grant last April, Byrd publicly asked Lewis if he could be next.
  He says it slows reflexes and impairs concentration.
  Only fast reflexes saved the party's lives.
2. 1.2 (in reflexology) a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet, hands, or head.
  （反射疗法用语）反射（作用）
  as modifier reflex points
  Example sentencesExamples
  Applying pressure to reflex points makes it possible to interact with the interconnected systems of the body at an energetic level and restore homeostatic function.
  When the nervous system becomes involved, the muscle tendon bundles remain hypertonic and pain reflexes in the area are activated.
  The reflexes in the feet are stimulated with various massage techniques to promote healing in the body.
  The points on the ear have their reflex to different bodily functions or organs.
2A thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else.
反映（物），体现（物）
politics was no more than a reflex of economics
政治只不过是经济的反映。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her feet followed his automatically, as a reflex from many hour of being tortured in etiquette, posture, and dance classes.
- That is to say, there are referential and quantificational uses of indefinite descriptions and these are a reflex of a genuine semantical ambiguity.
- In doing so they constitute a public and communal reflex of that private, complex, individual and highly personal process through which people cope with, and come to terms with, the vicissitudes of life.
- This individualism was perhaps a natural reflex of an economy bursting forth from its medieval limitations.
1. 2.1 A word formed by development from an earlier stage of a language.
  （从同一语言较早形式演化而来的）反映形式
  Example sentencesExamples
  Orza is the Italian reflex of a common Romance word generally thought to be of Latin origin.
3archaic A reflected source of light.
〈古〉反射光
the reflex from the window lit his face
窗户的反光照亮了他的脸庞。

adjectiveˈrēˌfleksˈriˌflɛks

1(of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus.
（对刺激的）本能反应
sneezing is a reflex action
打喷嚏是本能反应。
Example sentencesExamples
- The tongue directs the bolus of chewed food to the pharynx as an initial step in the involuntary reflex swallowing mechanism.
- The active ingredients in this were alkaloids of belladonna, which we now know had the effect of inhibiting cholinergic neurotransmission and thereby reflex bronchoconstriction.
- In the respiratory tract, complex reflex responses to the gastric refluxate occur in children by three mechanisms.
- The same event, however, can take place without a swallow as a reflex response to mechanical stimulation of the esophagus.
- So in some quarters the reflex response to the presidential election of November 2004 has been to emphasise how little has changed.
- Certainly, the very rapid respiratory rates seen during the tidal breathing collection in some of the children in this study must be attributed to reflex or cortical responses to testing.
- The inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase failed to inhibit this response, and it also did not potentiate the reflex cholinergic contractions of the trachea produced by bradykinin.
- Muscle spindles are primarily influenced by changes in length and are responsible for reflex contraction of the skeletal muscles in response to stretching.
- A cough is a reflex action to clear the airways of mucus, phlegm, irritants or a foreign body.
- During the initial inflammatory phase of this process the muscle responds with a reflex spasm which is the tightness or knot you can feel.
- It is a complex reflex response to the stimulation of the cough receptors of the lung.
- This suggests that reflex mechanisms are diminished during the transition to sleep.
- Almost as if it were a reflex response, journalists and some scientific researchers alike blame technology and changes to family life for childhood obesity.
- Later it becomes a reflex action in response to the baby's cry or just by thinking about the baby or feeding.
- Even the tears that fell were automatic, more a reflex action than reflection of any real emotion.
- Hold fast - put one of your fingers in your baby's palm and enjoy his reflex response as he grips it tightly.
- What he found was that every bird in a particular species has certain inflexible patterns of behavior, reflex responses to very specific stimuli.
- We now know that this reflex response is initiated from the class of sensory receptors called muscle spindle receptors.
- In a reflex action the body cuts the supply of blood to the arms and legs preventing swimming, and people then sink and drown.
- The mechanism by which the body senses and responds to changes in blood pressure by reflex vasodilation or contraction of peripheral vessels is impaired.
Synonyms
instinctive, automatic, mechanical, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflexive, impulsive, intuitive, spontaneous, unconscious, subliminal, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, untaught, unlearned, unintentional, unwitting, inadvertent, accidental
2(of an angle) exceeding 180°.
（角）大于180度的
3rare (of light) reflected.
〈古〉（光）被反射的
1. 3.1 Bent or turned backward.
  〈古〉反折的
2. 3.2 (of a thought) directed or turned back upon the mind itself; introspective.
  〈古〉（思想）反省的，内省的
  an act of consciousness is a reflex act with its own object, viz. the act of knowledge itself

Origin

Early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect).

词汇	reflex
释义	Definition of reflex in English: reflex noun ˈriːflɛksˈriˌflɛks 1An action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus. （对刺激的）本能反应 a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes 新生儿具备对刺激的基本本能反应。 Example sentencesExamples Either mechanical tapping or electrical stimulation of the supraorbital regions may evoke the blink reflex. Families frequently misdiagnose their loved ones' involuntary muscle reflexes as consciousness. They act on the brain to hold back the cough reflex. Two significant complications of lung transplantation include the impairment of the cough reflex and mucociliary clearance. Monitor urine output, deep tendon reflexes and serum levels. He saw people as conditioned reflexes, not souls with intentions, willpower and choice. The medulla controls this involuntary swallowing reflex, although voluntary swallowing may be initiated by the cerebral cortex. Thinking about your baby can stimulate the let-down reflex. Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter. Border Collies have a high startle reflex, which can sometimes endanger their lives. Neurologic examination revealed symmetric reflexes with normal sensation and strength. All his paradigm required was linking and relinking stimuli and responses: a salivary reflex, once produced by food, was now evoked by a bell signaling the coming of food. Pavlov's studies investigated the way in which environmental stimuli inspired biological reflexes in animals. Deep tendon reflexes disappear within the first few days of symptom onset. My patient still had a few elicitable neurological reflexes. Sleep on your back - when the spit collects back there, it triggers a swallowing reflex. Secretion into the bloodstream is increased by the presence of food, particularly protein, in the stomach, and is also stimulated by neural reflexes. It must be remembered that some individuals do not have a blink reflex, due to neuro-muscular problems with the eye, and therefore are at serious risk from this laser exposure. These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation. These receptors also excite the defecation reflex. 1.1 (in reflexology) a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet, hands, or head. （反射疗法用语）反射（作用） as modifier reflex points Example sentencesExamples When the nervous system becomes involved, the muscle tendon bundles remain hypertonic and pain reflexes in the area are activated. The points on the ear have their reflex to different bodily functions or organs. Applying pressure to reflex points makes it possible to interact with the interconnected systems of the body at an energetic level and restore homeostatic function. The reflexes in the feet are stimulated with various massage techniques to promote healing in the body. 2A thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else. 反映（物），体现（物） politics was no more than a reflex of economics 政治只不过是经济的反映。 Example sentencesExamples In doing so they constitute a public and communal reflex of that private, complex, individual and highly personal process through which people cope with, and come to terms with, the vicissitudes of life. Her feet followed his automatically, as a reflex from many hour of being tortured in etiquette, posture, and dance classes. That is to say, there are referential and quantificational uses of indefinite descriptions and these are a reflex of a genuine semantical ambiguity. This individualism was perhaps a natural reflex of an economy bursting forth from its medieval limitations. 2.1 A word formed by development from an earlier stage of a language. （从同一语言较早形式演化而来的）反映形式 Example sentencesExamples Orza is the Italian reflex of a common Romance word generally thought to be of Latin origin. 3archaic A reflected source of light. 〈古〉反射光 the reflex from the window lit his face 窗户的反光照亮了他的脸庞。 adjective ˈriːflɛksˈriˌflɛks 1(of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus. （对刺激的）本能反应 sneezing is a reflex action 打喷嚏是本能反应。 Example sentencesExamples During the initial inflammatory phase of this process the muscle responds with a reflex spasm which is the tightness or knot you can feel. It is a complex reflex response to the stimulation of the cough receptors of the lung. What he found was that every bird in a particular species has certain inflexible patterns of behavior, reflex responses to very specific stimuli. In a reflex action the body cuts the supply of blood to the arms and legs preventing swimming, and people then sink and drown. We now know that this reflex response is initiated from the class of sensory receptors called muscle spindle receptors. This suggests that reflex mechanisms are diminished during the transition to sleep. In the respiratory tract, complex reflex responses to the gastric refluxate occur in children by three mechanisms. The inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase failed to inhibit this response, and it also did not potentiate the reflex cholinergic contractions of the trachea produced by bradykinin. Almost as if it were a reflex response, journalists and some scientific researchers alike blame technology and changes to family life for childhood obesity. A cough is a reflex action to clear the airways of mucus, phlegm, irritants or a foreign body. Certainly, the very rapid respiratory rates seen during the tidal breathing collection in some of the children in this study must be attributed to reflex or cortical responses to testing. The same event, however, can take place without a swallow as a reflex response to mechanical stimulation of the esophagus. The mechanism by which the body senses and responds to changes in blood pressure by reflex vasodilation or contraction of peripheral vessels is impaired. Later it becomes a reflex action in response to the baby's cry or just by thinking about the baby or feeding. Hold fast - put one of your fingers in your baby's palm and enjoy his reflex response as he grips it tightly. The tongue directs the bolus of chewed food to the pharynx as an initial step in the involuntary reflex swallowing mechanism. Even the tears that fell were automatic, more a reflex action than reflection of any real emotion. Muscle spindles are primarily influenced by changes in length and are responsible for reflex contraction of the skeletal muscles in response to stretching. The active ingredients in this were alkaloids of belladonna, which we now know had the effect of inhibiting cholinergic neurotransmission and thereby reflex bronchoconstriction. So in some quarters the reflex response to the presidential election of November 2004 has been to emphasise how little has changed. Synonyms instinctive, automatic, mechanical, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflexive, impulsive, intuitive, spontaneous, unconscious, subliminal, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, untaught, unlearned, unintentional, unwitting, inadvertent, accidental 2(of an angle) exceeding 180°. （角）大于180度的 3rare (of light) reflected. 〈古〉（光）被反射的 3.1 Bent or turned backwards. 〈古〉反折的 3.2 (of a thought) directed or turned back upon the mind itself; introspective. 〈古〉（思想）反省的，内省的 an act of consciousness is a reflex act with its own object, viz. the act of knowledge itself Derivatives reflexly adverb Esophageal peristalsis can also be excited reflexly in the smooth muscle segment (but not in the striated muscle part), by transient distension of the organ, both in situ and in vitro. Example sentencesExamples Some of this happens by dynamic airway closure and some by reflexly narrowing the glottis and using it to dynamically slow or control respiration. These measurements were made using a mouthpiece and nose clip, which are known to reflexly stimulate ventilation. Once again, that party has almost reflexly chosen the populist road and wanted to extend the moratorium. Muscle length depends upon the operation of muscle-length detecting receptors (muscle spindles) that reflexly cause a proportionate muscle contraction if the muscle is stretched. Origin Early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus 'a bending back', from reflectere 'bend back' (see reflect). Definition of reflex in US English: reflex nounˈrēˌfleksˈriˌflɛks 1An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought. a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes 新生儿具备对刺激的基本本能反应。 Example sentencesExamples Either mechanical tapping or electrical stimulation of the supraorbital regions may evoke the blink reflex. All his paradigm required was linking and relinking stimuli and responses: a salivary reflex, once produced by food, was now evoked by a bell signaling the coming of food. My patient still had a few elicitable neurological reflexes. They act on the brain to hold back the cough reflex. It must be remembered that some individuals do not have a blink reflex, due to neuro-muscular problems with the eye, and therefore are at serious risk from this laser exposure. Two significant complications of lung transplantation include the impairment of the cough reflex and mucociliary clearance. Secretion into the bloodstream is increased by the presence of food, particularly protein, in the stomach, and is also stimulated by neural reflexes. Families frequently misdiagnose their loved ones' involuntary muscle reflexes as consciousness. These receptors also excite the defecation reflex. Thinking about your baby can stimulate the let-down reflex. Monitor urine output, deep tendon reflexes and serum levels. Border Collies have a high startle reflex, which can sometimes endanger their lives. Pavlov's studies investigated the way in which environmental stimuli inspired biological reflexes in animals. Deep tendon reflexes disappear within the first few days of symptom onset. Elevation of the larynx during the swallowing reflex protects the airway and opens the upper esophageal sphincter. These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation. Neurologic examination revealed symmetric reflexes with normal sensation and strength. Sleep on your back - when the spit collects back there, it triggers a swallowing reflex. The medulla controls this involuntary swallowing reflex, although voluntary swallowing may be initiated by the cerebral cortex. He saw people as conditioned reflexes, not souls with intentions, willpower and choice. 1.1reflexes A person's ability to respond quickly. he was saved by his superb reflexes 多亏自己出色的反应能力他才得救。 Example sentencesExamples Other goaltenders have faster glove hands, quicker feet, and swifter reflexes. With lightning quick reflexes, Amanda pushed the button on her bracelet and raised an invisible shield around herself. For starters, you're going to need reflexes, and you have to think quickly on your feet. Only Cameron's lightning fast reflexes saved him from being stabbed in the gut. Your doctor may test your reflexes and muscle strength, and check the pattern of muscle weakness. Medical students found the tendon strike more difficult to perform and to interpret in people with brisk reflexes than the plantar strike, but this wasn't true for the experienced doctors. To control the sled takes all his concentration, muscle control and cat-like reflexes. I was almost too caught up in my thoughts to block a strike to my left side, but I had fast reflexes and shifted my feet so that I just dodged him. Only good reflexes, quick feet and a great deal of luck saved Karae from a severe blow from the back of her father's hand. Excellent reflexes are essential for efficient and dignified fly-combat. A flash of movement and my lightning quick reflexes were all that saved me. Ben was gifted with an athletic body, an alert mind and quicksilver reflexes, as Neville Abeygoonawardene was later to write. Naturally, he honed his reflexes in college - in a midday problems and statistics class. The man had lightning-fast reflexes, and he'd already proven himself more than apt at killing in hand-to-hand confrontations. He has catlike reflexes, he is skilled with a gun, and his detective work is top-notch. A former shortstop, Chavez has quick feet, good range, great reflexes and a strong arm, and he has generally avoided errors of inexperience. Then with lightning quick reflexes she pinned Rachel to the grass. He's also got a wit as sharp as his reflexes; following Lewis' annihilation of Michael Grant last April, Byrd publicly asked Lewis if he could be next. He says it slows reflexes and impairs concentration. Only fast reflexes saved the party's lives. 1.2 (in reflexology) a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet, hands, or head. （反射疗法用语）反射（作用） as modifier reflex points Example sentencesExamples Applying pressure to reflex points makes it possible to interact with the interconnected systems of the body at an energetic level and restore homeostatic function. When the nervous system becomes involved, the muscle tendon bundles remain hypertonic and pain reflexes in the area are activated. The reflexes in the feet are stimulated with various massage techniques to promote healing in the body. The points on the ear have their reflex to different bodily functions or organs. 2A thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else. 反映（物），体现（物） politics was no more than a reflex of economics 政治只不过是经济的反映。 Example sentencesExamples Her feet followed his automatically, as a reflex from many hour of being tortured in etiquette, posture, and dance classes. That is to say, there are referential and quantificational uses of indefinite descriptions and these are a reflex of a genuine semantical ambiguity. In doing so they constitute a public and communal reflex of that private, complex, individual and highly personal process through which people cope with, and come to terms with, the vicissitudes of life. This individualism was perhaps a natural reflex of an economy bursting forth from its medieval limitations. 2.1 A word formed by development from an earlier stage of a language. （从同一语言较早形式演化而来的）反映形式 Example sentencesExamples Orza is the Italian reflex of a common Romance word generally thought to be of Latin origin. 3archaic A reflected source of light. 〈古〉反射光 the reflex from the window lit his face 窗户的反光照亮了他的脸庞。 adjectiveˈrēˌfleksˈriˌflɛks 1(of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus. （对刺激的）本能反应 sneezing is a reflex action 打喷嚏是本能反应。 Example sentencesExamples The tongue directs the bolus of chewed food to the pharynx as an initial step in the involuntary reflex swallowing mechanism. The active ingredients in this were alkaloids of belladonna, which we now know had the effect of inhibiting cholinergic neurotransmission and thereby reflex bronchoconstriction. In the respiratory tract, complex reflex responses to the gastric refluxate occur in children by three mechanisms. The same event, however, can take place without a swallow as a reflex response to mechanical stimulation of the esophagus. So in some quarters the reflex response to the presidential election of November 2004 has been to emphasise how little has changed. Certainly, the very rapid respiratory rates seen during the tidal breathing collection in some of the children in this study must be attributed to reflex or cortical responses to testing. The inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase failed to inhibit this response, and it also did not potentiate the reflex cholinergic contractions of the trachea produced by bradykinin. Muscle spindles are primarily influenced by changes in length and are responsible for reflex contraction of the skeletal muscles in response to stretching. A cough is a reflex action to clear the airways of mucus, phlegm, irritants or a foreign body. During the initial inflammatory phase of this process the muscle responds with a reflex spasm which is the tightness or knot you can feel. It is a complex reflex response to the stimulation of the cough receptors of the lung. This suggests that reflex mechanisms are diminished during the transition to sleep. Almost as if it were a reflex response, journalists and some scientific researchers alike blame technology and changes to family life for childhood obesity. Later it becomes a reflex action in response to the baby's cry or just by thinking about the baby or feeding. Even the tears that fell were automatic, more a reflex action than reflection of any real emotion. Hold fast - put one of your fingers in your baby's palm and enjoy his reflex response as he grips it tightly. What he found was that every bird in a particular species has certain inflexible patterns of behavior, reflex responses to very specific stimuli. We now know that this reflex response is initiated from the class of sensory receptors called muscle spindle receptors. In a reflex action the body cuts the supply of blood to the arms and legs preventing swimming, and people then sink and drown. The mechanism by which the body senses and responds to changes in blood pressure by reflex vasodilation or contraction of peripheral vessels is impaired. Synonyms instinctive, automatic, mechanical, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflexive, impulsive, intuitive, spontaneous, unconscious, subliminal, unthinking, unpremeditated, unconditioned, untaught, unlearned, unintentional, unwitting, inadvertent, accidental 2(of an angle) exceeding 180°. （角）大于180度的 3rare (of light) reflected. 〈古〉（光）被反射的 3.1 Bent or turned backward. 〈古〉反折的 3.2 (of a thought) directed or turned back upon the mind itself; introspective. 〈古〉（思想）反省的，内省的 an act of consciousness is a reflex act with its own object, viz. the act of knowledge itself Origin Early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect).
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