bực dọc
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Definition
- Adjective & Verb:
- Testy; irritated; vexed: Describes a state of being easily annoyed, impatient, or in a bad mood, often due to minor frustrations or prolonged irritation.
- To be/feel testy; to be irritated: Used to express the action or state of experiencing such annoyance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy cảm thấy rất bực dọc vì tiếng ồn. (He feels very irritated because of the noise.)
- Cô ấy có vẻ bực dọc sau cuộc họp dài. (She seems testy after the long meeting.)
- Verb:
- Tôi đang bực dọc với chính mình. (I am vexed with myself.)
- Đừng bực dọc vì chuyện nhỏ. (Don't get irritated over small matters.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a simmering, persistent irritation rather than sudden, intense anger. It can describe a mood that affects one's demeanor and interactions.
- "bực dọc trong lòng": to be inwardly vexed; to feel irritation bottled up inside.
- Cậu ấy chỉ im lặng, bực dọc trong lòng. (He just stayed silent, feeling inwardly vexed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bực (adj/verb): annoyed, displeased. A shorter, more common form with similar meaning.
- Tôi hơi bực vì bị làm phiền. (I'm a bit annoyed at being disturbed.)
- Khó chịu (adj): uncomfortable, displeased. A broader term for feeling bothered or unsettled.
- Tức tối (adj): furious, fuming. Indicates a stronger, more angry state than .
Synonyms
- Irritated: annoyed or angry.
- Vexed: annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
- Peeved: slightly annoyed.
- Fretful: feeling or expressing distress or irritation.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Mặt mày bực dọc: to have an irritated or scowling face.
- Nhìn mặt mày bực dọc của anh ta thì biết có chuyện không vui. (Looking at his irritated face, you can tell something is wrong.)
- Giọng bực dọc: a testy or irritated tone of voice.
- Cô ấy trả lời bằng giọng bực dọc. (She answered in a testy tone.)
verb & adj
- (To be) testy
- không nén nổi bực dọc, hầm hầm bỏ điunable to suppress his testiness, he left with black looks
- cau mặt lại, tỏ vẻ bực dọcto frown in a fit of testiness
- trả lời một cách bực dọcto answer testily