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席卷 (席捲)
  • [xíjuǎn]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

席卷 [xíjuǎn]
  1. 1. verb engulf

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

席卷 [xíjuǎn]
  1. 1. roll up like a mat; carry everything with one; take away everything
    席卷而去
    make off with everything that one can lay hands on
  2. 2. sweep across; engulf
    暴风雨席卷大草原。
    A blizzard swept across the prairie.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

席卷 [xíjuǎn]
  1. 1. 像卷席子一样把东西都卷进去
    飓风席卷整个西印度群岛。
    席卷一空。

Examples

暴风雨席卷大草原。
A blizzard swept across the prairie.
席卷细软,逃之夭夭
make off with all the valuables one can lay hands on
近世以来,科技发展迅猛,科技化浪潮席卷全球。
In modern times, science and technology are developing very quickly and influencing the whole world.
改革的巨浪席卷了神州大地。
革命的狂飙席卷全国。
抗日怒潮席卷全国。
A great storm broke across the lake in the hour following his death.
在他死后的一小时内,一场猛烈的暴风雨席卷了这个湖泊。
The ferocious heat clamped down on the city.
滚滚热浪席卷了整个城市。

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