英语词汇“with a stroke of the pen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. A movement of the pen, pencil, graver, etc., in writing, painting, drawing, etc.; a single movement of a brush, chisel, knife, file, etc. over the surface operated on. Phrase, with a stroke of the pen: often said hyperbolically.

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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > movement of pen or pencil

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1668 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1720) II. 91 Your Excellency with a Stroak of your Pen, has brought to Light the most covered Designs of your Enemies.

1699 E. Ward London Spy I. v. 7 Their Senses were Ravish'd with each Masterly stroke of the skillful Stone-Cutter.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 626/2 The varnish should be put on very quickly, making great strokes with the pencil or brush.

1804 Revol. Plutarch II. 305 In acting so, he changed with a stroke of the pen the general aspect of affairs, in such a manner that [etc.].

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 745 Draperies are to be done with broad strokes of the pencil.

1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica 89 It would seem laid on purposely with a coarse brush the strokes of which are very apparent.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 130 The money is in Spanish bonds..it can be handed over to you with the stroke of a pen.

1889 P. N. Hasluck Model Engineer's Handybk. 133 The file strokes should not all be made parallel one to another.

1907 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (ed. 6) 106 The print should be cut with one stroke of the knife.

单词	with a stroke of the pen
释义	> as lemmas with a stroke of the pen a. A movement of the pen, pencil, graver, etc., in writing, painting, drawing, etc.; a single movement of a brush, chisel, knife, file, etc. over the surface operated on. Phrase, with a stroke of the pen: often said hyperbolically. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > movement of pen or pencil stroke1668 1668 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1720) II. 91 Your Excellency with a Stroak of your Pen, has brought to Light the most covered Designs of your Enemies. 1699 E. Ward London Spy I. v. 7 Their Senses were Ravish'd with each Masterly stroke of the skillful Stone-Cutter. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 626/2 The varnish should be put on very quickly, making great strokes with the pencil or brush. 1804 Revol. Plutarch II. 305 In acting so, he changed with a stroke of the pen the general aspect of affairs, in such a manner that [etc.]. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 745 Draperies are to be done with broad strokes of the pencil. 1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica 89 It would seem laid on purposely with a coarse brush the strokes of which are very apparent. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 130 The money is in Spanish bonds..it can be handed over to you with the stroke of a pen. 1889 P. N. Hasluck Model Engineer's Handybk. 133 The file strokes should not all be made parallel one to another. 1907 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (ed. 6) 106 The print should be cut with one stroke of the knife. extracted from stroken.¹ < as lemmas
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