► 副詞
一気に [(1)いっきに] meaning: simultaneous rank: 1
☆ 彼は一気に十人を抜いた ⇨ He passed 10 runners in one spurt
☆ この機会に一気にやってしまおう ⇨ Let’s go all the way, get everything done, in this occasion (☛ Literally means “in one breath”. All in one go)
More examples:
- 話が凄く面白かったので、一気に全部読んでしまった ⇨ The story was so interesting, I read the whole book in one go
- 今敵を一気に叩くべきだ ⇨ We should attack the enemy all out now
- それまで抑圧されていた民主化への動きが一気に解き放たれた ⇨ All the moves toward democratization suppressed until then were unleashed all at once
- 私はその本を始めから終わりまで一気に読んだ ⇨ I read that book from the beginning to the end in one go
- 彼は短い一生を一気に駆け抜けた ⇨ He ran through his short life in one breath. He lived his short life at full speed
- 私はその本を一気に読み切った ⇨ I read the entire book in one go
- 雷は雲の中の電気が一気に放電して起こる ⇨ Lightning is caused by electricity in clouds discharged all at once
- 携帯電話は一気に普及した ⇨ Cell phones have become common in a very short time
- 彼は盃を一気に飲み干した ⇨ He downed the entire cup in one swig