It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.
这是她未加思索做出的反应。
1.(对...)作出本能反应
1.a knee-jerk reaction is immediate and not carefully considered
1."That would be a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, " Mr. Bale said. "This is a historical piece. "
他说：“那种反应很自然，这部电影具有历史意义。”
2.Specialty development for a fiber producer is a task that is often addressed in a chaotic and knee-jerk manner.
特种纤维的发展对纤维生产商来说基本上是一种自然和条件反射式的行为。
3."In our society, people are so quick to have knee-jerk reactions to something that's none of their business, " he said.
“在我们的社会，许多人对于无关己要的事情却鲁莽地反应过快，”他说。
4.But she turned down the offer because of her long-term plans and a desire to avoid knee-jerk decisions based on what commodity is hot.
因为这与自己的长期计划相悖，而且她不愿因为最热门的商品是什么就不动脑子而作决定。
5.It seemed to be some sort of knee-jerk reaction to tradition, throwing away the controls and standards in favor of anarchy.
它看起来就像某种对传统的下意识反应，丢掉控制和标准而偏爱混乱。
6.And I admit that some of it was simply a knee-jerk reaction that parents too often have: It's easier to say no than yes.
我也承认，我的这种反应几乎是下意识的，很多父母经常这么做，因为拒绝往往比同意更简单。
7.Try to avoid knee-jerk reactions to things - this is often a sign that you haven't really thought the situation through.
避免对事物的“膝跳反射”式的反应--这经常是一个你还没有仔细考虑好这个情况的迹象。
8.Every time you mention the word "outsourcing" among IT professionals (especially in the U. S. ) there's a predictable knee-jerk reaction.
每次IT专业人士（尤其在美国）提到“外包”这个词时，都会招致下意识的反应。
9.But the markets' remarkably relaxed reaction showed none of the knee-jerk volatility that might have been expected.
这个可怕消息难以让人轻松，但市场的反应却相当轻松，并未出现人们也许预期的下意识波动。
10.there's knee-jerk nationalism and a desire to be part of the larger world.
这里有发自内心的爱国主义和融入世界的渴望。