毕其功于一役 meaning in Chinese
accomplish the whole task at one stroke; achieve sth. at one stroke; bring work to completion
Examples
- Mr straw is keen for the reform to stick this time and has come up with a new way of expressing preference for different options that should lead to agreement ? in the commons , at least ? on reform
施特劳此次则要毕其功于一役,他已提出数项方案以争取就改革问题达成一致意见,至少在下院要做到这一点。 - There may be something lost or lack of thorough consideration in previous editions , but it must be improved to the most satisfactions by more emendating . even popular editions have some questions open to discussion in respect of emendation , punctuation and so on
但校书如扫落叶,随扫随有,校勘工作不可能毕其功于一役,正所谓前修未密,后出转精,通行本在校勘及标点等方面尚有不少值得商榷的地方。