dò
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Bird snare: A trap used for catching birds, typically made with a looped cord or wire.
Verb:
- To probe; to sound out; to investigate discreetly: To attempt to discover information, intentions, or the nature of something through careful, indirect, or tentative inquiry.
- To check; to collate; to compare: To examine something against a standard or original to verify accuracy or find errors.
- To sneak; to creep: To move quietly and stealthily.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Người thợ săn đặt dò trong rừng. (The hunter set a bird snare in the forest.)
Verb:
- Phóng viên cố gắng dò ý định của chính trị gia. (The reporter tried to sound out the politician's intentions.)
- Bạn nên dò lại bản dịch với văn bản gốc. (You should check the translation against the original text.)
- Con mèo dò đến gần con chim. (The cat crept close to the bird.)
Advanced Usage
"dò xét": to reconnoiter, to investigate secretly.
- Họ được cử đi dò xét tình hình đối phương. (They were sent to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.)
"dò la": to spy, to pry.
- Anh ta bị nghi ngờ là đi dò la thông tin. (He was suspected of spying for information.)
Variants and Related Words
Dò dẫm (v): to grope one's way; to proceed cautiously by trial and error.
- Trong bóng tối, chúng tôi phải dò dẫm từng bước. (In the dark, we had to grope our way step by step.)
Dò tìm (v): to search for, to seek out.
- Cảnh sát đang dò tìm manh mối. (The police are searching for clues.)
Synonyms
- Probe: to investigate thoroughly.
- Check: to verify accuracy.
- Sneak: to move stealthily.
Related Idioms
Dò đá qua sông: Literally "to probe stones to cross a river," meaning to proceed with great caution.
- Trong đàm phán, họ phải dò đá qua sông. (In the negotiation, they had to proceed with great caution.)
Chim khôn đã mắc phải dò: Literally "Even a clever bird gets caught in a snare," meaning even smart people can make mistakes or be trapped.
- Câu chuyện đó minh họa cho câu 'chim khôn đã mắc phải dò'. (That story illustrates the saying 'even a clever bird gets caught in a snare'.)
verb
- to fathom; to round; to detect by sounding
- hỏi dòto sound by questions
- To collate; to compare
- dò bản sao với bản chínhto check a copy with the original