Definition

1. Verb:
   • To leave far behind; to outdistance: To move so much faster than someone or something else that they are left a significant distance behind.
   • To abandon; to desert; to forsake: To leave someone or something behind, especially when they need support, help, or companionship. It implies a failure of duty or care.
   • To let down; to fail: To disappoint someone by not providing expected help or support.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Xe đua số 1 đã bỏ rơi tất cả các đối thủ. (Race car #1 left all its competitors far behind.)
  • Không nên bỏ rơi vật nuôi khi chuyển nhà. (You should not abandon your pets when you move.)
  • Tôi cảm thấy bị bạn thân bỏ rơi trong lúc khó khăn. (I felt let down by my best friend during a difficult time.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a strong emotional weight, suggesting negligence, betrayal, or isolation. It is commonly used in contexts of personal relationships, responsibility, and competition.
• "bỏ rơi rơi": This reduplicative form is sometimes used for emphasis, intensifying the feeling of being left alone or deserted.

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ mặc (v): To leave to one's own devices; to ignore someone's plight. It emphasizes indifference.

  • Anh ta bỏ mặc đứa trẻ đang khóc. (He ignored the crying child.)

• Từ bỏ (v): To give up; to renounce. This focuses on voluntarily quitting or relinquishing something.

  • Cô ấy từ bỏ quyền thừa kế. (She renounced her inheritance.)

Synonyms

• Abandon: To cease support or look after.
• Desert: To leave without intention of returning, often violating an obligation.
• Forsake: To renounce or turn away from entirely (more literary).
• Leave behind: A more neutral term for moving ahead of others.

Related Idioms

• Bỏ rơi đồng đội: To abandon one's teammates; to let the team down.

  • Người chơi đó bị chỉ trích vì bỏ rơi đồng đội. (That player was criticized for letting the team down.)

• Cảm giác bị bỏ rơi: A feeling of being abandoned.

  • Đứa trẻ có cảm giác bị bỏ rơi khi bố mẹ ly dị. (The child had a feeling of being abandoned when the parents divorced.)

verb

1. To leave far behind
   • xe trước chạy nhanh, bỏ rơi những xe sau
     the lead car drove fast and left the following ones far behind
2. To let down
   • tập thể không bỏ rơi người mắc sai lầm
     the community will not let down those who have made mistakes