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铺天盖地

Word · IdiomTraditional鋪天蓋地

overwhelming; ubiquitous; everywhere

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

overwhelming; covering the whole sky and earth; ubiquitous

Often used to describe things that appear in massive quantities or with great momentum, such as snow, advertisements, rumors, or information. Carries a sense of being inescapable or pervasive.

Gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
guǎng广
gào告
pū铺
tiān天
gài盖
dì地
de地
yǒng涌
lái来
 。

All kinds of advertisements flooded in overwhelmingly.

Dà大
xuě雪
pū铺
tiān天
gài盖
dì地
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
dōu都
biàn变
chéng成
le了
bái白
sè色
 。

Heavy snow blanketed the sky and earth, turning the whole city white.

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Wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
guān关
yú于
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
de的
yáo谣
yán言
pū铺
tiān天
gài盖
dì地
 。

Rumors about this matter are spreading everywhere on the internet.

Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
 ,
jiāo郊
wài外
de的
yě野
huā花
pū铺
tiān天
gài盖
dì地
de地
kāi开
zhe着
 。

Spring has arrived, and wild flowers are blooming everywhere in the suburbs.