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master stroke

/mas-ter-strohk, mah-ster-/US // ˈmæs tərˌstroʊk, ˈmɑ stər- //

大手笔,大笔一挥,高手过招

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.

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Examples

  • And that gets to the heart of what makes the game so incredible: By staying silent, it turns the player into the game master.

  • Dickens was a master of heart-wrenching pathos because he felt every pain as he wrote.

  • With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.

  • Why was a master photographer recruited to work with one of the most successful liquor brands on the planet?

  • So the master artist traveled to Beijing and shot in a former palace not far from the Forbidden City.

  • And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.

  • The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.

  • Here and there exceptional industry or extraordinary capacity raised the artisan to wealth and turned the "man" into the "master."

  • I hope the French Government will recognize this dashing stroke of d'Amade's by something more solid than a thank you.

  • Why should not Aristide, past master in drumming, find an honourable position in the orchestra of the Tournée Gulland?