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Involuntary Voluntary Action Control It’s Adj 形容词 Make

英语单词 involuntary
英美音标 英 [ɪn'vɒləntri] 美 [ɪn'vɑːlənteri]
中文释义 adj.非自愿的;无意的;不由自主的
英语例句 (1) All of the involuntary human subject research incorporates torture.
(2) In the next article in this series I will be covering breeding behaviour, and voluntary and involuntary artificial insemination.
(3) It's an almost involuntary thing and it also tells the person seeing this that he is sick.
中文例句 (1) 所有的非自愿的人类对象的研究都归入折磨。
(2) 在这一系列的下一篇文章我将会介绍育种行为,以及自愿和非自愿的人工授精。
(3) 这几乎是不由自主的动作,而且也告诉看到这些的人们,这个人病了。
vocabulary简明 Involuntary describes a reflex or action done without conscious control or will — like a blink, a sneeze, a yawn, or “the giggles.”
vocabulary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.
柯林斯解释
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[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。

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[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。

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