blot out the sky and cover up the earth;everywhere; hail(on); inundate; shower (/rain) down; swamp;swarm with
❍ 弧形的铁轨造成了人们的错觉，就好象火车不是沿着铁路，而是迎着路边的战士，～冲将过来……(金敬迈《欧阳海之歌》478) The curve in the line gave the illusion that the train had left the track and was charging straight at them along the road.
❍ 灰蒙蒙的大雾，～的流。(王汶石《风雪之夜》115) There was a dense mist everywhere.
铺天盖地
blot out the sky and cover up the earth; blanket the earth and eclipse the sky
～而来come in swarms
铺天盖地pū tiān ɡài dì
形容来势凶猛浩大，充满了整个天地。blot out the sky and cover up the earth, rain down, blot out the sky and the land