Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Immeasurably high; towering; soaring: Describes something that is extremely and impressively tall, reaching great heights, often into the sky. It conveys a sense of loftiness that is difficult to measure or fully grasp.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ngọn tháp cao vút trên nền trời xanh. (The tower soared high against the blue sky.)
  • Những cây thông cao vút trong rừng già. (The pine trees were towering in the old forest.)
  • Tiếng hát của cô ấy bay cao vút. (Her singing voice soared to great heights.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used metaphorically to describe non-physical things that achieve a remarkable level of intensity, purity, or abstraction.
  • Những ước mơ cao vút của tuổi trẻ. (The lofty dreams of youth.)
  • Một nốt nhạc cao vút kết thúc bản giao hưởng. (A soaring high note ended the symphony.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cao (adj): high, tall. The root adjective from which the intensity of is derived.
• Vút (v): to soar, to rise swiftly and sharply. When combined with , it intensifies the meaning of height.

Synonyms

• Towering: of great height.
• Soaring: rising high.
• Lofty: of imposing height.
• Sky-high: extremely high.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cao vút tận trời xanh: Soaring high into the blue sky; emphasizes reaching an extreme, almost celestial height.
  • Cánh diều bay cao vút tận trời xanh. (The kite flew soaring high into the blue sky.)

1. Immeasurably high