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(of storm, fire, epidemic disease, etc.) rage; indulge in wanton massacre or persecution; wreak havoc

sì nüè

肆 虐

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v.(of storm, fire, epidemic disease, etc.) rage; indulge in wanton massacre or persecution; wreak havoc
- liú xíng gǎn mào sì nüè ōu zhōu
  流行感冒肆虐欧洲。
  A flu epidemic raged through Europe.
- huǒ zāi sì nüè chāo guò wǔ gè xiǎo shí qī jiān liè chē tíng zhǐ le yùn xíng
  火灾肆虐超过五个小时，期间列车停止了运行。
  Train services were halted as the fire raged for more than five hours.
synonym
cuī cán摧残 tú dú荼毒 cán nüè残虐 zì nüè恣虐 nüè hài虐害

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