2010年9月7日 星期二

Ross
slam the door in sb.'s face 把某人拒之門外
When George asked a favor from Tom, Tom slammed the door in George’s face.
當George找Tom幫忙時,Tom把他拒於門外。

in one fell swoop 一舉/全部一起 (=all at once)
All our problems were solved in one fell swoop.
我們所有的問題一下子全都解決了。
He really had a good appetite and ate all the puddings in one fell swoop.
他的胃口真好,一口氣把所有的布丁都吃光了
Ben
slam the door in sb.'s face 把某人拒之門外
We slammed the door in Bill's face since he was so rude when we interviewed him.
我們把Bill拒之門外,因為當我們面試他的時候,他很無禮。

in one fell swoop 一舉/全部一起 (=all at once)
It is impossible to finish this project in one fell swoop.

這個專案不是一下子就能完成的。

Suggestion: 

"One fell swoop" is generally used with a positive connotation.
An example: "We will defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
You used the correct grammar, and the idiom works correctly. It is just that the idiom is not often employed in pessimistic situations.

Heidi
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Kate
slam the door in sb's face
After Jake lied about the fact, Grace slammed the door in Jake's face
在jake對事實說謊後,他就被grace拒之門外

in one fell swoop
Jake likes ice cream, he can eat two big cans of ice cream in one fell swoop
Jake喜歡冰淇淋,他可以一次吃完兩大桶冰淇淋

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