bóc
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Definition
- Verb:
- To peel: To remove the outer skin or covering from a fruit or vegetable.
- To shell / to husk: To remove the hard outer layer from nuts, seeds, or some grains.
- To open / to unseal: To remove the wrapping or sealed cover from an object, such as an envelope or a package.
- To strip off / to remove: To detach or take off a layer or covering that is adhered to a surface.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chị ấy đang bóc một quả cam. (She is peeling an orange.)
- Chúng tôi ngồi bóc lạc. (We sat shelling peanuts.)
- Anh ấy bóc phong bì thư một cách cẩn thận. (He carefully opened the envelope.)
- Công nhân phải bóc lớp vữa cũ ra. (The workers had to strip off the old plaster.)
Advanced Usage
- "bóc lột": to exploit.
- Chế độ đó bóc lột sức lao động của người dân. (That regime exploited the labor of the people.)
- "bóc mẽ" / "lột mặt nạ": to expose, to unmask (someone's true nature or a secret).
- Bài báo đã bóc mẽ những hành vi tham nhũng. (The article exposed the corrupt practices.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bóc vỏ (v): to peel, to shell (emphasizes removing a shell or peel).
- Bóc vỏ trứng luộc. (To peel a boiled egg.)
- Bóc tem (v, colloquial): literally "to peel the stamp"; used humorously to mean using something for the first time.
- Hôm nay tôi mới bóc tem chiếc điện thoại mới. (Today I used my new phone for the first time.)
Synonyms
- Peel: to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable.
- Shell: to remove the hard outer case of a nut or egg.
- Open: to remove a seal or wrapping.
- Remove: to take off.
Related Idioms
- Bóc ngắn cắn dài: (lit. to peel short, bite long) To spend more than one earns; to live beyond one's means.
- Tiêu xài hoang phí sẽ dẫn đến tình trạng bóc ngắn cắn dài. (Wasteful spending leads to living beyond one's means.)