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involuntarily

/in-vol-uhn-ter-ee/US // ɪnˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i //UK // (ɪnˈvɒləntərɪ, -trɪ) //

不由自主地,不由自主,不自主地,非自愿

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
    • : unintentional; unconscious: an involuntary gesture.
    • : Physiology. acting independently of or done or occurring without volition: involuntary muscles.

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Examples

  • Because water conducts heat so well, perspiration is an involuntary act of self-sabotage when you’re fighting off the winter chill—it will sap you of your precious heat and render your clothes ineffective at the same time.

  • The documentary then cuts to Spears’s hospitalization and involuntary psychiatric evaluation following a dispute with Federline in early 2008, which led to the then-temporary conservatorship that Spears’s father still holds over her today.

  • Southwest’s inability to secure a 10% reduction in 2021 spending for each work group means the company is on the brink of its first involuntary job cuts in its 49-year history.

  • There is something about it that feels forced, involuntary, creepily so.

  • Barber can attest to the bureaucracy of involuntary federal collections.

  • He obliged and as we stood for the picture my CP caused me to involuntarily tickle him.

  • Out loud, involuntarily, and I never felt self-conscious about it.

  • It turns out that even the involuntarily committed find it easy to buy weapons under existing background checks.

  • She also, understandably, had sought to have Adam involuntarily committed.

  • The race when Tucker Carlson said he involuntarily crossed his legs whenever he caught sight of Hillary Clinton on television.

  • I cried, and shrank involuntarily, for his eyeballs rolled till only the whites showed in a way that made me shudder.

  • Involuntarily Isabel glanced at Mrs. Kaye; Flora had hinted to her of the lady's designs.

  • Harris sighed involuntarily and turned towards his host, who returned his smile faintly and then led the way down the corridor.

  • Oliver coloured involuntarily to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, Yes, he did want to know.

  • He clasped his hands together, and involuntarily uttered a subdued exclamation of horror.