| 单词 | at one swoop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat one (fell, etc.) swoop b. at one (fell, etc.) swoop, at one sudden descent, as of a bird of prey; hence, at a single blow or stroke. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb] > instantaneously or with a short space of time swiftlya1400 at one fling1556 at one (a) chop1581 per saltum1602 at one (fell, etc.) swoop1612 popa1625 instantaneously1644 in the catching up of a garter1697 in the drawing of a trigger1706 in a handclap1744 at a slap1753 momentaneously1753 in a whiff1800 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 bolt1839 at a single jeta1856 overnight1912 jiffy-quick1927 in two ups1934 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > downwards [phrase] > at a sudden descent at one (fell, etc.) swoop1612 1612 J. Webster White Divel i. i. 6 If she [sc. Fortune] give ought, she deales it in smal percels, That she may take away all at one swope. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. iii. 220 Oh Hell-Kite! All? What, All my pretty Chickens, and their Damme At one fell swoope? View more context for this quotation 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables 70 The Eagle..fell into his [sc. the fox's] Quarters and carry'd away a Whole Litter of Cubbs at a Swoop. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 53 That the whole of this detail would probably reach Mr. Lazenby's ears, and destroy, at one fell swoop, all his hopes and expectations. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. v. 154 The Church Temporalities' Bill in 1833, which at one swoop had suppressed ten Irish episcopates. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iv. 27 The huffing of Miss Bella and the loss of three of her men at a swoop. < as lemmas |
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