đâm đầu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To rush headlong; to plunge into something recklessly or impulsively: This describes the action of throwing oneself into a situation without careful thought, often driven by strong emotion or desperation.
- To be forced into a difficult or undesirable action due to a lack of options: This meaning emphasizes compulsion, where one has no choice but to undertake a specific, often unpleasant, course of action.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đâm đầu vào công việc mới mà không tìm hiểu kỹ. (He rushed headlong into the new job without proper research.)
- Vì túng tiền, cô ấy đành đâm đầu đi làm thêm hai công việc. (Because she was short of money, she had no choice but to take on two extra jobs.)
- Đừng đâm đầu vào một cuộc tranh cãi vô ích. (Don't plunge headlong into a pointless argument.)
Advanced Usage
- "đâm đầu vào": This common collocation means "to plunge into" or "to throw oneself into" a specific situation or activity.
- Nó đâm đầu vào học để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (He plunged headlong into studying to prepare for the exam.)
- Used to describe a state of being completely absorbed or obsessed, often to one's detriment.
- Cậu ấy cứ đâm đầu vào trò chơi điện tử cả ngày. (He just buries himself in video games all day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đâm (verb): To stab, to pierce. The core meaning relates to a sharp, forceful penetration, which metaphorically extends to the concept in "đâm đầu."
- Nhào đầu (verb, less common): A near-synonym meaning to dive or plunge headfirst.
Synonyms
- Lao đầu vào: To dash headlong into.
- Nhảy bổ vào: To jump into (often impulsively).
- Bị ép/bắt buộc phải: To be forced/compelled to (for the meaning of compulsion).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đâm đầu xuống: To dive down; to lower one's head down quickly.
- Nó đâm đầu xuống gối để giấu nước mắt. (He buried his head in the pillow to hide his tears.)
Related Idioms
- Đâm đầu đâm cổ: An intensified form of "đâm đầu," emphasizing even greater recklessness or desperation.
- Hắn đâm đầu đâm cổ vào vụ kinh doanh đầy rủi ro. (He recklessly plunged into the highly risky business venture.)
- Cùng đường đâm liều: An idiom meaning "when cornered, one acts desperately," closely related to the compulsory sense of "đâm đầu."
- Cùng đường đâm liều, anh ta phải đâm đầu đi vay nặng lãi. (With his back against the wall, he had to desperately resort to borrowing money at high interest.)
- Rush headlong
- Đâm đầu vào một chuyến đi phiêu lưuTo rush headlong into an adventurous trip
- Move heaven and earth and do something one cannot held
- Túng quá phải đâm đầu đi vay nợTo have to move heaven and earth and borrow money because of one's tight financial straits
- Have to take the road
- "ở nhà làng bắt mất trâu, Cho nên con phải dâm đầu ra đi" (ca dao)At home, our buffalo has been confiscated; So I've had to take the road