chờ chết
Definition
- Verb:
- To await death: To wait passively for death to come, often implying a state of hopelessness, inaction, or resignation in a dire situation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bệnh nhân từ chối điều trị, chỉ biết chờ chết. (The patient refused treatment, only knowing how to await death.)
- Không có nước và thức ăn, họ cảm thấy như đang chờ chết trên hoang đảo. (With no water or food, they felt like they were awaiting death on the deserted island.)
- Ngồi đây chờ chết thì thà mạo hiểm tìm đường thoát. (Sitting here awaiting death is worse than risking an escape.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe a state of passive acceptance of a catastrophic outcome, not necessarily literal death.
- Công ty thua lỗ nặng, nếu không đổi mới thì chỉ có chờ chết. (The company is suffering heavy losses; if it doesn't innovate, it's just awaiting death.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chờ (v): to wait for, to await.
- Tôi đang chờ bạn. (I am waiting for you.)
Synonyms
- To wait for the end: To passively anticipate a conclusion, often a negative one.
- To be resigned to one's fate: To accept a seemingly inevitable outcome without struggle.
Related Idioms
- Ngồi chờ sung rụng: To wait for good things to fall into one's lap (implies passive waiting, but not necessarily for death).
- Anh ta không chịu tìm việc, chỉ ngồi chờ sung rụng. (He refuses to look for a job, just sitting and waiting for good fortune to fall.)
verb
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to await death
