Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cover completely / to envelop: To spread over and conceal or surround something in its entirety, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
   • To dominate / to pervade: To be the most noticeable or influential element throughout an area, situation, or period, creating a prevailing mood or condition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bóng tối bao trùm lên cảnh vật. (Darkness covered the whole scene.)
  • Không khí phấn khởi bao trùm cuộc họp. (An enthusiastic atmosphere pervaded the whole meeting.)
  • Sự yên lặng bao trùm hội nghị. (Silence dominated the assembly.)

Advanced Usage

• "bao trùm lên": to spread over and envelop.
  • Một cảm giác lo lắng bao trùm lên toàn thành phố. (A feeling of anxiety enveloped the entire city.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bao phủ (v): to cover, to cloak. Often used more for physical covering.
  • Tuyết trắng bao phủ ngọn núi. (White snow covered the mountain.)

Synonyms

• Envelop: To surround and cover completely.
• Pervade: To spread through and be perceived in every part of something.
• Dominate: To have a commanding influence over; to be the most important feature.

Related Idioms

• Bao trùm tất cả: to encompass everything, to be all-encompassing.
  • Tình yêu thương của mẹ bao trùm tất cả. (A mother's love encompasses everything.)

1. To cover the whole of
   • bóng tối bao trùm lên cảnh vật
     a dark shadow covered the whole scenery
   • không khí phấn khởi bao trùm cuộc họp
     an enthusiastic atmosphere pervaded the whole meeting