ụp
Definition
Verb:
- To cover or place something over something else in a sudden, downward motion: To put a container or object upside down over another thing, often to trap, conceal, or protect.
- To capsize or overturn: For a boat or vessel to turn upside down in the water.
- To fall or descend suddenly and heavily: Used for something, like rain or an object, falling or collapsing onto something else.
Verb (figurative):
- To raid or swoop down on suddenly: For people, especially authorities or military forces, to arrive at a place unexpectedly and forcefully.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Nó dùng chiếc bát ụp lên con bướm. (He used a bowl to cover the butterfly.)
- Con thuyền nhỏ bị sóng đánh ụp. (The small boat was capsized by the waves.)
- Mưa ụp xuống mái nhà lợp tôn. (The rain fell heavily onto the tin roof.)
Verb (figurative):
- Cảnh sát ụp vào sòng bạc. (The police raided the casino.)
Advanced Usage
- "ụp mở": To be ambiguous, to speak or act in a way that is not clear or decisive, hinting at covering and then revealing.
- Anh ta trả lời ụp mở, không dứt khoát. (He gave an ambiguous, non-committal answer.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ụp xuống (v): To cover down, to fall/collapse onto. Emphasizes the downward direction.
- Nó ụp nón xuống đầu. (He plopped the hat down on his head.)
Synonyms
- Cover: To place something over.
- Capsize: To overturn (for a boat).
- Raid: To attack or enter suddenly.
- Plunge: To fall or move suddenly downward.
Related Idioms
Ụp như thuyền ụp: To fail or collapse completely and suddenly, like a capsizing boat.
- Kế hoạch kinh doanh ụp như thuyền ụp. (The business plan capsized completely.)
Mưa ụp mái nhà: Rain falling heavily on the roof. Can describe a sudden, overwhelming event.
- Tin xấu ập đến như mưa ụp mái nhà. (The bad news arrived suddenly and heavily.)