席卷 (xí juǎn) — (figurative) to sweep across, engulf, take everything; (literal) to roll up and take away, pack one's belongings
Definition
Literally 'roll up like a mat and carry away,' but usually used figuratively to mean a force (crisis, storm, trend) sweeping across and engulfing everything in its path.
verb
(figurative) to sweep acrossengulftake everything(literal) to roll up and take awaypack one's belongings
Examples
- 席卷，。Jīn róng wēi jī xí juǎn quán qiú, hěn duō guó jiā jīng jì dōu shòu dào le yǐng xiǎng.The financial crisis swept across the globe, and many countries' economies were affected.
- 席卷。Yì chǎng lóng juǎn fēng xí juǎn le zhěng gè xiǎo zhèn.A tornado engulfed the entire town.
- 席卷。Tā cōng cōng xí juǎn le xíng li jiù chū fā le.He hastily packed his bags and set off.
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