cỏ dại
Definition
- Noun:
- Weed, wild grass: "cỏ dại" refers to any grass or herbaceous plant that grows wild and is often considered undesirable in a particular location, such as a garden or farm field.
- Unwanted plant: It specifically denotes plants that grow aggressively and compete with cultivated plants for resources.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vườn nhà tôi có nhiều cỏ dại. (My garden has a lot of weeds.)
- Người nông dân đang nhổ cỏ dại trên cánh đồng. (The farmer is pulling weeds in the field.)
Advanced Usage
"cỏ dại mọc um tùm": Weeds grow thickly/rampantly.
- Khu đất bỏ hoang, cỏ dại mọc um tùm. (On the abandoned plot, weeds grow rampantly.)
"diệt trừ cỏ dại": to eradicate/eliminate weeds.
- Chúng ta cần diệt trừ cỏ dại để bảo vệ cây trồng. (We need to eradicate weeds to protect the crops.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cỏ (n): Grass (a more general term for grass, not necessarily undesirable).
- Cây dại (n): Wild plant (a broader term for any wild plant, not just grass-like plants).
Synonyms
- Cỏ hoang: Wild grass (emphasizes the wild, uncultivated nature).
- Cỏ vô ích: Useless grass (emphasizes the lack of value).
Related Phrases
- Cỏ dại không đầu hàng: Weeds never surrender (an idiomatic expression suggesting resilience or stubbornness, often used metaphorically).
- Anh ấy kiên cường như cỏ dại không đầu hàng. (He is as resilient as weeds that never surrender.)
Related Idioms
- Cỏ dại lấn át lúa: The weeds overwhelm the rice (used to describe a situation where bad elements overpower or hinder the good).
- Tình trạng tham nhũng như cỏ dại lấn át lúa. (The state of corruption is like weeds overwhelming the rice.)