reflex
US /ˈriˌflɛks/
・UK /ˈri:fleks/
B2
n.NounBody's physical reaction done unconsciously
Doctors sometimes check a patient's reflex by tapping their knees
n.NounResponse done quickly and without thinking
It was almost a reflex for him to jump up and run whenever he heard a loud noise
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Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- And this black-spotted puffer is so annoyed by these cleaner rasse that it even starts to inflate, a reflex normally reserved for times of great danger.
And this black-spotted puffer is so annoyed by these cleaner rasse that it even starts to inflate, a reflex normally reserved for times of great danger.
- a reflex normally reserved for times of great danger.
a reflex normally reserved for times of great danger.
7 ideas that will make you unstoppable
- Even when looking at something is a reflex, you hear a pen drop next to you and you're home alone, you're going to look at that right away because you value that information.
Even when looking at something is a reflex, you hear a pen drop next to you and you're home alone, you're going to look at that right away because you value that information.
- Even when looking at something as a reflex, you hear a pen drop next to you and you're home alone, you're going to look at that right away.
Even when looking at something as a reflex, you hear a pen drop next to you and you're home alone, you're going to look at that right away.
実は”役立たず”な体の部位は？進化生物学者が解説 | WIRED Japan
- We think we still maintain the little grasp reflex of newborns.
We think we still maintain the little grasp reflex of newborns.
- We think we still maintain the little grasp reflex of newborns,
We think we still maintain the little grasp reflex of newborns,
25 Facts About Hamsters
- And number 25: hamsters cannot physically throw up due to the fact that they lack a gag reflex.
And number 25: hamsters cannot physically throw up due to the fact that they lack a gag reflex.
- Hamsters cannot physically throw up due to the fact that they lack a gag reflex.
Hamsters cannot physically throw up due to the fact that they lack a gag reflex.
Friday Favorites: Optimizing Water Intake to Lose Weight
- This has been called the gastrovascular reflex, so drinking water was thought to be just a zero-calorie way of stretching our stomach.
This has been called the gastrovascular reflex, so drinking water was thought to be just a zero-calorie way of stretching our stomach.
- This may be a spinal reflex, as it's preserved in quadriplegics, or picked up by the liver, as we see less noradrenaline release in liver transplant patients who've had their liver nerve severed.
This may be a spinal reflex, as it's preserved in quadriplegics, or picked up by the liver, as we see less noradrenaline release in liver transplant patients who've had their liver nerve severed.
The Try Guys Get Boobs
- He's like, "No, it is awful." It's not a gag reflex, is it?
He's like, "No, it is awful." It's not a gag reflex, is it?
- - [Voiceover] I've got like a gag reflex.
- [Voiceover] I've got like a gag reflex.
The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words
- In fact I hear the bite reflex are so strong. They have to pry the victims jaws open with a crowbar
In fact I hear the bite reflex are so strong. They have to pry the victims jaws open with a crowbar
- In fact, I hear the bite reflex is so strong, they have to pry the victim's jaws open with a crowbar.
In fact, I hear the bite reflex is so strong, they have to pry the victim's jaws open with a crowbar.
Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow on Keeping a Straight Face
- And that whole gag reflex thing--
And that whole gag reflex thing--
RATATOUILLE Clip - Is It Soup Yet? (2007) Disney Pixar
- You know, if you can sort of muscle your way past the gag reflex, all kinds of food possibilities open up.
You know, if you can sort of muscle your way past the gag reflex, all kinds of food possibilities open up.
- You know, if you can sort of muscle your way past the gag reflex, all kinds of food possibilities open up.
You know, if you can sort of muscle your way past the gag reflex, all kinds of food possibilities open up.
QUIZ: Are You Really OKAY? (Self Check-In)
- It doesn't feel real It's more of a mask a reflex not a release It doesn't reach your eyes and you can't remember the last time something made you laugh until your stomach hurt if joy feels distant Muted or like something you're pretending to feel give yourself one point number three You're constantly tired, but it's not physical.
It doesn't feel real It's more of a mask a reflex not a release It doesn't reach your eyes and you can't remember the last time something made you laugh until your stomach hurt if joy feels distant Muted or like something you're pretending to feel give yourself one point number three You're constantly tired, but it's not physical.
- A reflex, not a release.
A reflex, not a release.