co cụm
Definition
- Verb:
- To cluster together / to huddle: To gather or draw oneself into a tight, compact group, often for protection, warmth, or due to fear. It implies a shrinking or contracting movement into a denser formation.
- To regroup (military): In a tactical context, it refers to forces pulling back and concentrating into a tighter defensive position.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lũ chim non co cụm lại trong tổ vì lạnh. (The baby birds huddled together in the nest because of the cold.)
- Quân địch đang co cụm về phía đồi. (The enemy forces are regrouping toward the hill.)
- Cô ấy co cụm người lại khi nghe tiếng động lạ. (She shrank/her body curled up when she heard a strange noise.)
Advanced Usage
- "co cụm lại": This is the most common form, emphasizing the action of moving a clustered state. The particle "lại" adds the meaning of "back" or "together."
- Sau thất bại, công ty phải co cụm lại hoạt động. (After the failure, the company had to contract/scale down its operations.)
Variants and Related Words
Co lại (v): to shrink, to contract (physically or in scope). This is more general than "co cụm."
- Vải này có thể co lại khi giặt. (This fabric may shrink when washed.)
Tụm lại (v): to gather, to cluster (less emphasis on the contracting/shielding motion).
- Bọn trẻ tụm lại bàn chuyện. (The children gathered to discuss things.)
Synonyms
- To huddle: To crowd together closely.
- To cluster: To come together in a group.
- To regroup: To reorganize into a consolidated position.
- To contract: To draw together or become smaller.
Related Idioms
- Co cụm phòng thủ: To adopt a defensive posture/formation.
- Đội bóng đang co cụm phòng thủ trước sức tấn công của đối phương. (The soccer team is adopting a tight defensive formation against the opponent's attack.)