cụp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To close (something that can fold or be lowered): "cụp" describes the action of folding or closing something, typically an object with parts that can move downward or shut, like an umbrella or ears.
- To hang loose; to droop: It can also mean to let something hang down limply or to lower it.
- To lower (often in a submissive or defeated manner): Used figuratively to describe lowering a part of the body, often implying submission, defeat, or listening intently.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trời tạnh mưa nên anh ấy cụp ô lại. (The rain stopped so he closed the umbrella.)
- Con chó cụp đuôi khi bị chủ mắng. (The dog tucked its tail when scolded by its owner.)
- Nó chỉ biết cụp tai nghe giảng chứ không dám cãi. (He could only lower his ears and listen to the lecture, not dare to argue.)
Advanced Usage
- "cụp đuôi": to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to be dejected or defeated.
- Sau thất bại, đội bóng ấy cụp đuôi rút về. (After the defeat, that football team tucked its tail and retreated.)
- "cụp tai": to lower one's ears; to listen submissively or intently.
- Cậu ấy cụp tai nghe lời cha mẹ dạy bảo. (He listened submissively to his parents' teachings.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cùm cụp (verb, reduplicated form): To close or droop slightly or repeatedly; has an attenuated meaning.
- Chiếc lá cùm cụp vì thiếu nước. (The leaf drooped slightly due to lack of water.)
- Cụp mở (verb phrase): To open and close (like a folding object).
Synonyms
- Gập (verb): to fold.
- Cúp (verb): a Southern Vietnamese variant with the same meaning as "cụp".
- Hạ xuống (verb phrase): to lower down.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Cụp lại (verb + particle): to close up; to fold up.
- Anh cụp mái che lại đi. (Please fold up the awning.)
Related Idioms
- Cụp đuôi chạy: to tuck one's tail and run; to flee in a cowardly or defeated manner.
- Bọn cướp cụp đuôi chạy khi thấy cảnh sát. (The robbers tucked their tails and ran when they saw the police.)
verb
- To close; to hang loose; to lower