write off (/blot out) at one stroke; condemn out of hand; cut to the bone;deny flatly (/completely); dismiss with a wave of one’s hand; efface at one stroke; ignore altogether;totally negate; write off wholesale
? 前幾天,我在《現(xiàn)代》上看見蘇汶先生的文章,他以中立的文藝論者的立場,將 “連環(huán)圖畫” ~了。(魯迅《南腔北調(diào)集· “連環(huán)圖畫”辯護(hù)》23) Not long ago in Modern Age I read an essay by Mr Su Wen in which he condemns “picture books”out of hand from his standpoint as a neutral art critic.
? 組織上要建立一個(gè)組織總有他的道理的,你不能~。(周而復(fù)《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—399) If the Party wants to set up an organization there must be a good reason for it and you can’t just dismiss it with a wave of your hand.
一筆抹殺yī bǐ mǒ shā
抹殺:抹掉。畫一筆,把全部都抹掉。比喻輕率地把成績、優(yōu)點(diǎn)等全部勾銷或抹掉。totally negate, deny completely, cut to the bone, be gainsaid