一挥而就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： “你们都有了？” 说着，提笔～，掷与众人。(《红楼梦》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.
❍ 这蔡御史终是状元之才，拈笔在手，文不加点，字走龙蛇，灯下～，作诗一首。(鲁迅《中国小说史略》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…/妙玉提笔微吟，～。(《红楼梦》998) Miaoyu picked up her brush and wrote her addition straight off. 一挥而就yī huī ér jiù就：成功、完成。一动笔就写成。形容写字、画画、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 |