| 词汇 | in one stroke |
| 释义 | Idiom in one stroke immediately.In one stroke, farmers will go from $100,000 in revenues to nothing. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms at a (single) stroke or in a stroke: Rejecting the treaty would undo years of effort in a stroke. at one strokeAll at once, with a single decisive or powerful action. When the economy crashed, thousands lost their jobs, their homes, and their pensions at one stroke. at one strokeAlso, at one blow; at a stroke or blow ; in one stroke or blow . At the same time, with one forceful or quick action. For example, I managed to please both buyer and seller at one stroke. The first term is the older version, so used by Chaucer; at one blow was used by Shakespeare. at a/one (single) ˈstroke(something happens) as a result of one sudden action or event: All my problems were solved at a stroke when an aunt left me some money. |
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