cảm mạo

Thân thiện

Trời trở lạnh đột ngột khiến nhiều người dễ bị cảm mạo.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To catch a common cold: To become ill with a mild viral infection, typically causing symptoms like a runny nose, sneezing, and a slight fever. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trời lạnh, cẩn thận kẻo cảm mạo đấy. (It's cold, be careful or you'll catch a cold.)
  • Cháu bé bị cảm mạo nên hôm nay nghỉ học. (The child caught a cold, so he is absent from school today.)
  • Cô ấy cảm mạo vì dầm mưa. (She caught a cold from getting soaked in the rain.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is used specifically for common, mild illnesses. For more severe flu-like illnesses, words like (to have the flu) are more appropriate.

Variants and Related Words

• Cảm (v/n): A more general and common short form meaning "to catch a cold" or "a cold."
• Cảm cúm (v): To have the flu; implies a more severe set of symptoms.
• Cảm lạnh (v): To catch a chill; often used interchangeably with .

Synonyms

• To catch a cold: The most direct synonym.
• To come down with a cold: A common English phrasal equivalent.
• To be indisposed (by a cold): A more formal expression.

Related Idioms

• : A traditional medicine term describing a cold caught from exposure to wind and cold.

Học thuật

verb

1. To be indisposed (by a cold...), to catch a cold