席捲

席卷
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，將所有的東西捲走。比喻收括殆盡。宋．施彥執《北窗炙輠．卷下》：「朝廷新得燕山，其倉廩北人皆席捲而去，燕山大饑。」《醒世恆言．卷三．賣油郎獨占花魁》：「兩個商量出一條計策來，俟夜靜更深，將店中資本席捲，雙雙的桃之夭夭。」也作「席卷」。
  2. 比喻統一、占領。《三國演義．第一一八回》：「今因平蜀之勢以乘吳，此席捲之時也。」也作「席卷」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

冷空氣疾風席捲整棟房子。

A blast of cold air swept through the house.

Source: Tatoeba

海嘯席捲稻田, 淹沒了城鎮。

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 捲 juǎn
  1. to roll up
  2. to sweep up; to carry along
  3. a roll
  4. classifier for rolls, spools etc

Related entries

埋沒 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

吞沒 tūnmò
  1. to embezzle
  2. to swallow up
  3. to engulf
划拉 huála
  1. to sweep
  2. to brush away
掃 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

打掃 dǎsǎo
  1. to clean
  2. to sweep
打掃房間。

Clean the room.

Source: Tatoeba

掠 lüè
  1. to take over by force
  2. to rob
  3. to plunder
  4. to brush over
  5. to skim
  6. to sweep