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involuntary adj.自然而然的,无意的,不知不觉的,偶然的,不随意的 If you volunteered to do it, it’s voluntary. If you didn’t volunteer, but you find yourself doing it anyway, it’s involuntary. This can go for the involuntary hiccups you wrestle with on your blind date, as well as the involuntary task you do at your manager’s insistence. Involuntary gets a lot of blame, but something that is involuntary is not necessarily bad: Breathing is involuntary, but you would probably do it anyway if given the choice. ★☆☆☆☆ 2006.5

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[in'vɔləntəri; -teri] Involuntary describes a reflex or action done without conscious control or will — like a blink, a sneeze, a yawn, or “the giggles.” In March 1998 a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem. 1[ADJ 形容词]不由自主的；不自觉的 If you make an involuntary movement or exclamation, you make it suddenly and without intending to because you are unable to control yourself. Another surge of pain in my ankle caused me to give an involuntary shudder.脚踝突然又一阵疼痛，痛得我直打哆嗦。involuntarilyHis left eyelid twitched involuntarily.他左眼皮不停地跳。2[ADJ 形容词]强迫的；非自愿的 You use involuntary to describe an action or situation which is forced on someone. ...insurance policies that cover involuntary unemployment...涵盖非自愿失业的保险单Involuntary repatriation of Haitians began this week.这周已开始将海地人强制遣送回国。

英语单词	involuntary
英美音标	[in'vɔləntəri; -teri]
中文释义	adj.自然而然的,无意的,不知不觉的,偶然的,不随意的
vocab简明	Involuntary describes a reflex or action done without conscious control or will — like a blink, a sneeze, a yawn, or “the giggles.”
vocab扩展	If you volunteered to do it, it’s voluntary. If you didn’t volunteer, but you find yourself doing it anyway, it’s involuntary. This can go for the involuntary hiccups you wrestle with on your blind date, as well as the involuntary task you do at your manager’s insistence. Involuntary gets a lot of blame, but something that is involuntary is not necessarily bad: Breathing is involuntary, but you would probably do it anyway if given the choice.
真题原句	In March 1998 a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]不由自主的；不自觉的 If you make an involuntary movement or exclamation, you make it suddenly and without intending to because you are unable to control yourself. Another surge of pain in my ankle caused me to give an involuntary shudder. 脚踝突然又一阵疼痛，痛得我直打哆嗦。 involuntarily His left eyelid twitched involuntarily. 他左眼皮不停地跳。 2 [ADJ 形容词]强迫的；非自愿的 You use involuntary to describe an action or situation which is forced on someone. ...insurance policies that cover involuntary unemployment... 涵盖非自愿失业的保险单 Involuntary repatriation of Haitians began this week. 这周已开始将海地人强制遣送回国。
来源	2006.5

Involuntary Action Control It’s Williams’s Involuntarily Adj 形容词