[ qíngjízhìshēng ] hit on a good idea in a moment of desperation; a good [clever; an excellent] idea occurred to one's mind at the crucial moment.; good ideas come at [in] times of crisis.; have a wily thought in the exigency of the moment; have quick wits in an emergency; one's wits fly fast when in great peril.; 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 when one is in a critical moment
Example Sentences:
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When water engulfed us we reach for a star . 我们情急智生。
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When waters engulf us we reach for a star . 情急智生。
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When water engulf, us we reach for a star . 情急智生。
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Is about the attempts by iranians to flee their own country , enacted by two documentary filmmakers following one such group of emigrants 一波三折来到边境，枪林弹雨下导演情急智生勇救整团人蛇，大才将各自不快乐的故事向摄影机交心。
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Monte cristo trembled from head to foot and as if his determination had been taken with the rapidity of lightning , he struck one of the panes of glass with his elbow ; the glass was shivered to atoms , then withdrawing the curtain he saw morrel , who had been writing at his desk , bound from his seat at the noise of the broken window 他浑身发抖，他情急智生，用手臂撞碎了一格玻璃，随后他拨开门帘，看见莫雷尔伏在书桌上写东西，听到玻璃格破碎的声音，他从座位上跳了起来。
