单词at a sitting
na.: 一口气
一口气;一下子
Few will expect to pick up a longish book on the topic by a non-economist and devour it almost at a sitting.
可是很少人会考虑坐下来一口气通读一本由非经济学家写成的关于这个话题的长篇论著。
When they are successful, wolves do not eat in moderation. A single animal can consume 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of meat at a sitting.
当他们得逞，狼群不会细嚼慢咽，独狼一口气可吃下20磅（约9公斤）的肉。
It"s like saying you"re going to taste 57 bottles of vintage Bordeaux at a sitting or test drive 57 sports cars on Saturday.
这个道理就和你一口气品尝57瓶上好的波尔多葡萄酒，以及在某个周六一天之内要试开57辆跑车一样。
Whenever I start a suspense novel, I usually finish it at a sitting.
只要我开始阅读一本悬念小说，我经常会一口气把它读完。
By and by you may do it several hundred at a sitting.
渐渐地，你能一口气做几百个。
Take the hint: Who really needs to eat a half-pound of meat at a sitting?
这也暗示着：谁真的一顿就要吃半磅的肉啊？
eg: * She can eat ten hot dogs at a sitting!
她一口气吃了十个热狗。
He ate the whole plate of cake at a sitting.
他坐下来一口气把整盘蛋糕吃光了。
The job was finished at a sitting (a stretch).
这工作一下子（一口气）就做完了。