席zik6捲gyun2

English

1. to engulf
2. to sweep; to spread quickly; to engulf; literally: to roll up like a mat
3. to sweep
4. to carry away everything

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 將所有嘢包括其中；好快咁掠過

Examples

• 足球熱潮席捲亞洲。

  A football mania is sweeping Asia.

• 大火席捲整座大廈。

  The fire swept through the building.

• 佢一出道，就席捲所有獎牌。

  When he started his career, he made a clean sweep of the medals.

• 冷空氣疾風席捲整棟房子。

  A blast of cold air swept through the house.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 海嘯席捲稻田, 淹沒了城鎮。

  Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY