解释其中几个短语
But the 387-point drop in the DowJones industrial average Aug.9 and the continuing turmoil in the markets,inpart attributed to massive sell-offs by the quant funds,have tarnished some of the quants' glimmering intellectual credentials and shown that,when push comes to shove,they can rush toward the exits as fast as a novice investor.
其中的glimmering intellectual credentials,还有一句话 when push comes to shove,they can rush toward the exits as fast as a novice investor,逐词翻译不出来~