急中生智 meaning in English
have quick wits [have a ready wit] in an emergency; a good [a clever; an excellent] idea occurred to one's mind at the crucial moment.; have a brainwave when in danger; hit on an idea in desperation; hit on a plan in (one's ) desperation; show resourcefulness in an emergency; suddenly hit upon a way out of a predicament; the idea just came to someone on the spur of the moment.; wit comes (to their rescue) when people are in a critical situation.; with great presence of mind in time of danger
Examples
- Bertha, with a woman's quick invention, sprang to the door and flung it open .
伯莎发挥一个女人急中生智的创造才能，冲向门口，猛地打开房门。 - The fox was very quick - witted and pretended to be sacrosanct
狡猾的狐狸急中生智，装出一副神圣不可侵犯的样子。 - With great presence of mind a fireman pulled the driver away from the burning cab
一位消防员急中生智，将司机从燃烧的车里拉出来。 - Simon used his quick wits to come up with a clever and funny answer to his mother ' s question
赛门急中生智想出一个聪明而有趣的答案回答妈妈的问题。 - Done in a flash , too ! but the very imminence of the emergency paralyzed his invention . good
常言说得好，急中生智，可汤姆这回却束手无策，对，就这么办。