一改, 一解

[laser2302]

Hi Everyone,

Read the following sentence:

据悉，工作人员喜欢模仿她说话的甜美口气，一解长期赶工的苦闷，而她还会带巧克力、零食分送大家，轻松赢得好人缘。

Can anyone tell me what's the difference between

一解长期赶工的苦闷

and

解长期赶工的苦闷

I don't understand why we put '一' after 解.

There are other phrases like that, e.g. 一改昨天的态度, in this case what's the difference between:

一改昨天的态度

and

改昨天的态度

other examples include

一改……的态度

一改……的作风

一改……的习惯

Now why on earth we put '一' in these phrases and what's the significance of it or what does it mean in these phrases, this is something that I never understood. So please please help me.

[muyongshi]

I don't understand why we put '一' after 解.

First off I think you mean before

Here and in all the situations you mentioned and many more an 一 would represent an immediate result and action

我下课后要回家

vs

我一下课，就要回家 Means immediately after i get out of class I am going home

So in your example: immediately following xxx she does xxxx

[skylee]

I think it means completely.

[muyongshi]

Well you would know better than I would but I don't quite understand how it would mean completely...???

[Essence]

Hi, maybe I can help you some.

In Chinese, "一" often means "all of", "totally", "wholly", "completely"

So, we can translate "一改..." to:

1. Sb. change all of the ...

2. Sb. change ... completely.

3. Sb. wholly change ...

[gentle-fly]

i agree with what skylee has said ,it means "completely","to the

core","utterly",or"throughly"!

据悉，工作人员喜欢模仿她说话的甜美口气，一解长期赶工的苦闷，

it is reported that,the workers like to imitate her sweet tone,hoping to completely get rid

of tiredness of their longtime and urgent work.

[laser2302]

Thanks a lot everyone!