sweep across; engulf; carry off
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sweep across; to engulf; to carry everything away (like rolling up a mat)
Often used to describe natural disasters, wars, or trends that completely engulf an area. Also used in the set phrase 席卷而逃 to describe stealing all valuables and fleeing.
Jù飓
fēng风
xí席
juǎn卷
le了
zhè这
zuò座
yán沿
hǎi海
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
。
The hurricane swept through this coastal town.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
cháo潮
liú流
zhèng正
xí席
juǎn卷
quán全
qiú球
。
This new trend is sweeping across the globe.
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Dí敌
jūn军
xí席
juǎn卷
le了
zhěng整
gè个
běi北
fāng方
dì地
qū区
。
The enemy forces swept through the entire northern region.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
xí席
juǎn卷
ér而
táo逃
，
dài带
zǒu走
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
guì贵
zhòng重
wù物
pǐn品
。
The thief fled with everything, taking all the valuables with him.