情急之下

in a moment of desperation

feeling / emotion / passion / situation

anxious

urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

under / beneath / less than

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action