一揮而就yī huī ér jiùa flourish of the pen and it is done—finish a piece of writing (/painting) at one go; be done at one stroke; dash off in a flash;write straight off
? 黛玉道： “你們都有了？” 說著，提筆～，擲與眾人。(《紅樓夢》449)“Have you all finished?”cried Daiyu. At once she took up her brush and dashed off eight lines,which she tossed over to them.
? 這蔡御史終是狀元之才，拈筆在手，文不加點(diǎn)，字走龍蛇，燈下～，作詩一首。(魯迅《中國小說史略》154)This Censor Cai was at least an accomplished scholar: he picked up the pen and dashed off a poem in a flash under the lamp…/妙玉提筆微吟，～。(《紅樓夢》998) Miaoyu picked up her brush and wrote her addition straight off. 一揮而就yī huī ér jiù就：成功、完成。一動筆就寫成。形容寫字、畫畫、作文很快就完成。(just) a flourish of the pen and it’s done, finish an essay or a painting at one go |