chặt cụt
Definition
- Verb:
- To cut off completely, to amputate, to truncate: "chặt cụt" describes the action of cutting something, typically a limb, branch, or part of an object, so that a section is removed entirely, resulting in a blunt or shortened end. It implies a decisive, often forceful, cutting action that leaves no remnant of the removed part.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người thợ đã chặt cụt những cành cây khô. (The worker cut off the dry branches completely.)
- Sau tai nạn, bác sĩ buộc phải chặt cụt cẳng chân của anh ấy. (After the accident, the doctor had to amputate his lower leg.)
- Đừng chặt cụt câu chuyện như vậy, hãy kể đầy đủ đi. (Don't truncate the story like that; tell it in full.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to mean "to cut short abruptly": Often applied to abstract concepts like speech, stories, or processes.
- Cuộc thảo luận bị chặt cụt bởi tiếng chuông báo cháy. (The discussion was cut short by the fire alarm.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chặt (verb): To chop, to cut (with force). This is the root verb, while "cụt" adds the meaning of completeness or resulting in a stump.
- Cụt (adjective): Stumpy, truncated, cut short. Can be used independently (e.g., - a stump of an arm).
- Cắt cụt (verb): A synonym, also meaning to cut off or amputate.
- Cưa cụt (verb): To saw off completely.
Synonyms
- Cắt đứt: To cut off/severe (can be used more broadly for connections, supplies).
- Amputate (medical term): To surgically remove a limb.
- Truncate: To shorten by cutting off a part (often used for text, data, or abstract things).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Chặt cụt chi: To amputate a limb.
- Chặt cụt đuôi: To dock a tail (e.g., of an animal).
- Chặt cụt lời: To cut someone off mid-sentence.