一举＋动词
in a single move; at one stroke
Structure
主语 （被） 一举 ＋ 动词（夺得、打破、扭转、拿下、解决…）
What it means
‘In a single move, at one stroke’: one action brings a big result all at once.
How it is built
Subject + 一举 + result verb (夺得、打破、扭转、拿下、解决): 她在决赛中一举夺得冠军 (she took the title at a stroke in the final).
When to use it
News and written narrative; in speech say 一下子. Fixed phrases built on it: 一举两得 (two gains from one move), 一举成名 (4-4).
Watch out
Not for slow or repeated effort: ✗他一举学了三年汉语. The verb must be a result reached in one go: ✓一举打破纪录.
Examples
她在决赛中发挥出色，一举夺得冠军。
She played superbly in the final and took the title at a stroke.
这部小说一出版就大受欢迎，一举打破了多项销售纪录。
The novel was a hit as soon as it came out, breaking several sales records at once.
新技术一举解决了困扰工厂多年的难题。
The new technology solved in one stroke a problem that had plagued the factory for years.
Learn this in Lesson 176 · HSK 7–9: 南海一号 (The Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck)
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