dàn mỏng

dàn mỏng

Quân đội không nên dàn mỏng lực lượng trên một mặt trận quá rộng.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To spread thinly, to distribute thinly: To arrange or deploy something (often resources, forces, or attention) over a wide area, resulting in a thin or sparse concentration at any single point.
    • To stretch thin: To extend something (like a material, a workforce, or a budget) over a larger area or more tasks than is optimal, reducing its effectiveness or density.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Quân đội không nên dàn mỏng lực lượng trên một mặt trận quá rộng. (The army should not spread its forces too thinly over too broad a front.)
    • Công ty đang dàn mỏng ngân sách tiếp thị cho quá nhiều dự án. (The company is stretching the marketing budget thin across too many projects.)
    • Việc dàn mỏng sự chú ý vào nhiều việc cùng lúc có thể dẫn đến kết quả không tốt. (Spreading your attention thinly across many tasks at once can lead to poor results.)
Advanced Usage
  • "dàn mỏng ra": To spread out thinly, to fan out thinly.
    • Lực lượng cứu hộ phải dàn mỏng ra để tìm kiếm trong khu vực rộng lớn. (The rescue force had to fan out thinly to search the vast area.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Dàn trải (verb): To spread out, to deploy over an area. Often used similarly but can imply a more even or planned distribution, not necessarily with the negative connotation of being "too thin."
  • Phân tán (verb): To disperse, to scatter. Focuses on the act of separating into different directions, which can result in a "dàn mỏng" effect.
Synonyms
  • Phân bố mỏng: To distribute thinly.
  • Trải mỏng: To lay out thinly.
  • Kéo dài (nguồn lực): To stretch (resources).
Related Phrases
  • Dàn mỏng chiến thuật: A tactical thinning of forces.
    • Dàn mỏng chiến thuật có thể là một rủi ro nếu đối phương tập trung tấn công. (Tactical thinning of forces can be a risk if the enemy concentrates their attack.)
Related Idioms
  • "Ăn không nên đọi, nói chẳng nên lời": This idiom describes ineffectiveness. While not a direct synonym, the state of being "dàn mỏng" often leads to a similar outcome where efforts become ineffective because they are too scattered. (It roughly translates to "Can't eat properly, can't speak properly," implying incompetence or inability to accomplish anything well.)