dập tắt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To stamp out: To completely stop or extinguish something, typically a fire or flame, by using force or a smothering action.
- To quell / To suppress: To put an end to something undesirable, such as a conflict, rebellion, or emotion, often decisively.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lính cứu hỏa đã dập tắt đám cháy. (Firefighters stamped out the fire.)
- Chính phủ nỗ lực dập tắt cuộc nổi dậy. (The government tried to quell the uprising.)
- Cô ấy cố gắng dập tắt cơn giận của mình. (She tried to stamp out her anger.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often implies a forceful, definitive, and complete action to eliminate something perceived as dangerous or negative.
Variants and Related Words
- Dập (v): to stamp, to press down, to extinguish by smothering. This is the root action within "dập tắt."
- Tắt (v): to turn off, to extinguish (e.g., a light, an engine). Combined with "dập," it emphasizes complete cessation.
Synonyms
- Extinguish: To cause a fire or light to stop burning or shining.
- Quell: To put an end to a rebellion or other disorder, typically by the use of force.
- Suppress: To forcibly put an end to.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Dập tắt hy vọng: to dash hopes, to extinguish hope.
- Tin xấu đã dập tắt hy vọng của họ. (The bad news dashed their hopes.)
- Stamp out
- Dập tắt đám cháyTo stamp out a fire
- Dập tắt ngọn lửa chiến tranhTo stamp out a war