"at one fell swoop" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一举
• 一下子

Definition

“一举”用于表示某事一下子、同时发生，通常很突然，让人意外。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该表达较正式，带有文学色彩，强调事情的突然或全部完成。日常口语更常用“一下子”、“一举”等简短表达。

Examples

The company fired ten workers at one fell swoop.

公司**一下子**解雇了十名员工。

She finished all her exams at one fell swoop.

她所有考试**一下子**考完了。

Our problems disappeared at one fell swoop.

我们的问题**一下子**消失了。

All of my savings were gone at one fell swoop after the accident.

那次事故后，我的全部积蓄**一下子**没了。

You can’t change old habits at one fell swoop; it takes time.

老习惯不能**一次性**改变，这是需要时间的。

The city demolished the old buildings at one fell swoop to make room for a new park.

为了建新公园，市政府**一下子**拆除了所有旧楼。