汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 席卷
席卷 (席捲)
to engulf / to sweep / to carry away everything
像卷席子样收刮个精光将财物席卷而去|席卷天下,包举宇内。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

偶然之间被霎时间席卷

Swept away for a moment by chance.

寒冬气候继续席卷科罗拉多州。

Wintry weather continues to sweep across Colorado.

强烈的怒潮席卷美国公众。

A hot wave of anger swept over the American public.

滚滚热浪正席卷着东部海岸。

A scorching heat wave is engulfing the East Coast.

阵阵强冷气流从山上席卷下来。

Blasts of cold air swept down from the mountains.

那些被难民潮席卷的国家想要立即建立安全区。

Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once.

大火席卷了日本北部城市汽仙沼,一个炼油厂发生爆炸。

A fire has been raging through a large part of the northern city of Kesennuma, and an oil refinery is on fire.

今天傍晚一场森林大火正席卷着缅因州北部的部分地区。

A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.

这个岛国遭受了蝗灾,蝗虫能在转瞬之间席卷作物和草原。

The island nation has problems with locusts, insects that can destroy crops and grasslands quickly.

同性婚姻话题现已席卷北美和其他大洲的新闻头条。

The gay marriage issue has been headline news across North America and on other continents.