dập
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Definition
- Verb:
- To extinguish; to put out: To cause a fire or flame to stop burning.
- To suppress; to stamp out: To end something by force, such as stopping a disease, a rumor, or a rebellion.
- To bury; to cover over: To press or push something so it is covered, often by earth or another substance.
- To strike; to bang: To hit something with force, making a dull sound.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lính cứu hỏa đã dập được đám cháy. (The firefighters managed to put out the fire.)
- Chính quyền nỗ lực dập dịch bệnh. (The authorities are trying to stamp out the epidemic.)
- Sóng lớn dập thuyền vào đá. (The big waves battered the boat against the rocks.)
- Cơn gió mạnh dập tắt ngọn nến. (The strong wind snuffed out the candle.)
Advanced Usage
"dập tắt": to extinguish completely; to quell (often used for fires, hopes, or emotions).
- Hy vọng của anh ấy bị dập tắt. (His hope was extinguished.)
"dập khuôn": to follow a rigid pattern or mold; to be stereotyped.
- Bài viết này có vẻ dập khuôn. (This essay seems stereotyped.)
Variants and Related Words
Dập dềnh (adj): to bob up and down; to float unevenly (e.g., on waves).
- Con thuyền dập dềnh trên sóng. (The boat bobbed on the waves.)
Dập dìu (adj): bustling; coming and going in a lively, crowded manner.
- Khách du lịch dập dìu trước chợ. (Tourists bustled in front of the market.)
Synonyms
- Extinguish: to cause a fire or light to stop burning.
- Suppress: to forcibly put an end to something.
- Batter: to hit repeatedly with hard blows.
- Bury: to cover completely.
Related Idioms
Dập đầu ăn thề: to swear solemnly (literally, to knock one's head while swearing).
- Họ dập đầu ăn thề sẽ giữ bí mật. (They swore solemnly to keep the secret.)
Vùi dập: to oppress and trample; to treat cruelly.
- Kẻ xấu tìm cách vùi dập người lương thiện. (Evil people try to oppress the good.)
verb
- to bury; to stam out; to bang; to batter