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单词 quick-thinking
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Definition of quick-thinking in English:

quick-thinking

adjective
  • Having or showing an ability to think or react quickly and effectively.

    a major crash was avoided thanks to quick-thinking drivers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If it had not been for his quick-thinking action the damage could have been very much worse.
    • Mobile phones could become the new eyes of the law if quick-thinking citizens use the latest in-built camera technology to photograph crimes as they happen.
    • Two women whose quick-thinking actions helped save a swimmer from drowning have modestly downplayed their roles.
    • Quick-thinking staff ushered audience members to safety within minutes of the start of the blaze.
    • A lucky couple escaped from a blaze after the alarm was raised by a quick-thinking pooch.
    • Fortunately, quick-thinking friends took her home straight away.
    • The quick-thinking schoolboy rescued a straying toddler from a railway line.
    • They have also praised the actions of a quick-thinking member of the public who contacted police immediately to alert them to what could have been a very serious incident.
    • A quick-thinking kitchen worker was today praised for saving a woman from a nasty facial scar.
    • A quick-thinking man who scaled a ladder to rescue an elderly woman from a blaze has been hailed a hero.
    • Not knowing if anyone was inside, the quick-thinking teenagers tried to kick the flat's front door down.
    • Firefighters praised Mr Armstrong for his quick-thinking action in trying to help Mr Bland.
    • During the second loop, my chain locked up and had it not been for a quick-thinking Tiffany, who advised me to pedal backwards, my backside would have been hitting the pavement.
    • Eventually, he shoved Anika away from the till and fled the store with two of her quick-thinking colleagues in pursuit.
    • A mother would have died had it not been for the actions of her quick-thinking daughter.
    • In short, the quick-thinking actions of the first doctor probably saved the life of my little nephew.
    • As the quick-thinking woman held on to the marooned minibus she managed to stop a passer-by who gathered stones to hold the wheels.
    • Five quick-thinking policemen were yesterday given a well-deserved pat on the back for their part in helping a plane make a forced landing in Colchester.
    • Two quick-thinking teenagers used their first aid skills to save a stricken 10-year-old from choking to death.
    • Quick-thinking organisers plunged the stage into darkness to protect the star's modesty.
    Synonyms
    alert, astute, perceptive, quick, sharp-witted, sharp, shrewd, penetrating, discerning, perspicacious
 
 

Definition of quick-thinking in US English:

quick-thinking

adjective
  • Having or showing an ability to think or react quickly and effectively.

    a major crash was avoided thanks to quick-thinking drivers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They have also praised the actions of a quick-thinking member of the public who contacted police immediately to alert them to what could have been a very serious incident.
    • The quick-thinking schoolboy rescued a straying toddler from a railway line.
    • Mobile phones could become the new eyes of the law if quick-thinking citizens use the latest in-built camera technology to photograph crimes as they happen.
    • Not knowing if anyone was inside, the quick-thinking teenagers tried to kick the flat's front door down.
    • Five quick-thinking policemen were yesterday given a well-deserved pat on the back for their part in helping a plane make a forced landing in Colchester.
    • Two women whose quick-thinking actions helped save a swimmer from drowning have modestly downplayed their roles.
    • If it had not been for his quick-thinking action the damage could have been very much worse.
    • In short, the quick-thinking actions of the first doctor probably saved the life of my little nephew.
    • Two quick-thinking teenagers used their first aid skills to save a stricken 10-year-old from choking to death.
    • As the quick-thinking woman held on to the marooned minibus she managed to stop a passer-by who gathered stones to hold the wheels.
    • A quick-thinking kitchen worker was today praised for saving a woman from a nasty facial scar.
    • A lucky couple escaped from a blaze after the alarm was raised by a quick-thinking pooch.
    • A mother would have died had it not been for the actions of her quick-thinking daughter.
    • Quick-thinking organisers plunged the stage into darkness to protect the star's modesty.
    • During the second loop, my chain locked up and had it not been for a quick-thinking Tiffany, who advised me to pedal backwards, my backside would have been hitting the pavement.
    • A quick-thinking man who scaled a ladder to rescue an elderly woman from a blaze has been hailed a hero.
    • Quick-thinking staff ushered audience members to safety within minutes of the start of the blaze.
    • Firefighters praised Mr Armstrong for his quick-thinking action in trying to help Mr Bland.
    • Eventually, he shoved Anika away from the till and fled the store with two of her quick-thinking colleagues in pursuit.
    • Fortunately, quick-thinking friends took her home straight away.
    Synonyms
    alert, astute, perceptive, quick, sharp-witted, sharp, shrewd, penetrating, discerning, perspicacious
 
 
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