chết đắm

chết đắm

Một người đàn ông không may chết đắm ở biển.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To drown: The primary meaning of "chết đắm" is to die from submersion in and inhalation of water or another liquid.
    • To perish in a shipwreck: A more specific, literary usage meaning to die due to a sinking ship or boat.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Người đàn ông không may chết đắmbiển. (The man unfortunately drowned at sea.)
    • Nhiều thủy thủ đã chết đắm khi tàu bị đắm. (Many sailors drowned when the ship sank.)
Advanced Usage
  • "chết đắm trong": to be drowned in (used metaphorically for overwhelming emotions or states).
    • ấy chết đắm trong nỗi buồn. (She was drowned in sorrow.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Chết đuối (v): to drown. This is the more common, everyday synonym for "chết đắm."

    • Đứa trẻ suýt chết đuốihồ bơi. (The child nearly drowned in the swimming pool.)
  • Đắm tàu (v): for a ship to sink.

    • Con tàu đắm trong cơn bão. (The ship sank in the storm.)
Synonyms
  • Drown: to die through submersion in water.
  • Perish at sea: to die in a maritime disaster.
Related Idioms
  • Chết đắm chết đuối: (reduplicative phrase) to emphasize a death by drowning, often in a desperate or tragic context.
    • Họ lo sợ con mình sẽ chết đắm chết đuối. (They feared their child would drown tragically.)

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