chúi lái
Definition
- Verb:
- To pitch down by the stern; to have the stern lower than the bow (of a boat/ship): Describes the state or action of a vessel where its stern (rear) sinks or is lower than its bow (front), often due to load distribution, damage, or wave action.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con thuyền đang chúi lái vì sóng lớn. (The boat is pitching down by the stern because of the big waves.)
- Nếu chất hàng nặng phía sau, tàu sẽ chúi lái. (If you load heavy cargo at the back, the ship will have its stern lower than the bow.)
- Sau khi va chạm, chiếc thuyền bắt đầu chúi lái và chìm dần. (After the collision, the boat began to pitch down by the stern and sank gradually.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Nautical Context: This term is primarily used in maritime, shipping, and boating contexts to describe a specific and potentially dangerous trim condition of a vessel.
- Thuyền trưởng ra lệnh di chuyển hàng hóa lên phía mũi để khắc phục tình trạng chúi lái. (The captain ordered the cargo to be moved forward to correct the stern-down trim.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chúi mũi (verb): To pitch down by the bow; to have the bow lower than the stern. This is the opposite condition.
- Tàu chúi mũi sau cú va vào tảng băng. (The ship pitched down by the bow after hitting the iceberg.)
- Đuôi tàu (noun): Stern of a ship/boat.
- Mũi tàu (noun): Bow of a ship/boat.
Synonyms
- Bị hạ đuôi: To have the stern lowered (less common).
- Nghiêng đuôi xuống: To tilt the stern down (descriptive phrase).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- : A phrase describing a vessel pitching heavily, both down by the stern and down by the bow, indicating severe instability or struggle in rough seas.
- Con tàu nhỏ chúi lái chúi mũi giữa cơn bão. (The small ship pitched heavily, stern and bow, in the storm.)