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bức bách

Công việc bức bách khiến anh ấy phải làm việc ngay tại bàn.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Pressing, urgent: Describes a situation, task, or need that demands immediate attention and action, not allowing for delay.
    • Coercive, oppressive: Describes an atmosphere or feeling of being pressured, constrained, or forced, often causing discomfort or distress.

  2. Verb:

    • To force, to coerce, to pressure: To compel someone to do something against their will, often through implicit or explicit pressure.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Pressing):
    • Tình hình lương thực trở nên bức bách. (The food situation became urgent.)
    • Đây là một nhiệm vụ bức bách. (This is a pressing task.)
  • Adjective (Coercive):
    • Bầu không khí trong phòng thật bức bách. (The atmosphere in the room was oppressive.)
  • Verb:
    • Họ bị bức bách phải ký hợp đồng. (They were forced to sign the contract.)
    • Cảm giác tội lỗi bức bách anh ta phải thú nhận. (Guilt pressured him into confessing.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word often conveys a strong sense of psychological or situational pressure that is difficult to resist or ignore.
  • When used as an adjective describing a task ("công việc bức bách"), it is functionally similar to "khẩn cấp" (urgent) but can carry a stronger connotation of being burdened or under duress to complete it.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bức (v): To press, to squeeze. Often used in a more physical or direct sense than "bức bách".
    • Bức tranh (a painting – from the idea of a pressed/printed image).
  • Thúc bách (v): To urge, to press. Similar to "bức bách" but can imply a slightly less forceful or more motivational pushing.
  • Ép buộc (v): To compel, to oblige. A more direct synonym for the verb form.
Synonyms
  • Urgent, pressing, imperative (for the adjective meaning related to tasks).
  • Oppressive, stifling, constraining (for the adjective meaning related to atmosphere).
  • To force, to coerce, to compel, to pressure (for the verb).
Related Idioms
  • Bức bối (adj): Feeling pent-up, frustrated, and restless due to confinement or pressure. This focuses more on the resulting internal emotional state.
    • Anh ấy cảm thấy bức bối trong căn phòng chật hẹp. (He felt pent-up in the cramped room.)
bức bách

Công việc bức bách khiến anh ấy phải làm việc ngay tại bàn.

  1. To force, to coerce (nói khái quát)
    • bị bức bách phải làm
      to be coerced into working
  2. khẩu ngữ) Pressing, urgent
    • công việc bức bách, một phút cũng không chậm trễ được
      a pressing job permitting not even one minute's delay

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