席卷

席捲
xíjuǎn
  1. to engulf
  2. to sweep
  3. to carry away everything

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to conquer; to take over
  2. (figurative) to sweep over; to sweep across; to engulf
  3. to carry all before one
  4. to conquer; to take over
  5. to sweep over; to sweep across; to engulf

Wiktionary

  1. 像捲草席般，将所有的东西捲走。比喻收括殆尽。宋．施彦执《北窗炙輠．卷下》：「朝廷新得燕山，其仓廪北人皆席捲而去，燕山大饥。」《醒世恆言．卷三．卖油郎独占花魁》：「两个商量出一条计策来，俟夜静更深，将店中资本席捲，双双的桃之夭夭。」也作「席卷」。
  2. 比喻统一、占领。《三国演义．第一一八回》：「今因平蜀之势以乘吴，此席捲之时也。」也作「席卷」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

冷空气疾风席捲整栋房子。

A blast of cold air swept through the house.

Source: Tatoeba

海啸席捲稻田, 淹没了城镇。

Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 席 xí
  1. woven mat
  2. seat
  3. banquet
  4. place in a democratic assembly
  5. classifier for banquets, conversations etc
=1 席 xí woven mat (variant of 席 xí)
=2 卷 juǎn
  1. to roll up
  2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)
  3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive
  4. a roll
  5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
=2 卷 juǎn
  1. to roll up
  2. to sweep up; to carry along
  3. a roll
  4. classifier for rolls, spools etc

Related entries

埋没 máimò
  1. to engulf
  2. to bury
  3. to overlook
  4. to stifle
  5. to neglect
  6. to fall into oblivion
我觉得李斯特的《被遗忘的圆舞曲第三首》是个被埋没的名曲。

I think that Liszt's "Forgotten Waltz No.3" is a hidden masterpiece.

Source: Tatoeba

吞噬 tūnshì
  1. to swallow
  2. to engulf
  3. to gobble up
房子被火吞噬了。

The house was in flames.

Source: Tatoeba

吞没 tūnmò
  1. to embezzle
  2. to swallow up
  3. to engulf
划拉 huála
  1. to sweep
  2. to brush away
扫 sǎo
  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
你们俩真扫我的雅兴。

You two are really harshing my mellow.

Source: Tatoeba

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