dây thép gai
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Definition
- Noun:
- Barbed wire: A type of strong wire with sharp metal points (barbs) twisted around it at regular intervals, used primarily for fences, especially for security, to prevent passage or intrusion.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hàng rào dây thép gai bao quanh nhà máy. (A barbed wire fence surrounds the factory.)
- Anh ấy bị thương khi cố gắng trèo qua dây thép gai. (He got injured trying to climb over the barbed wire.)
- Dây thép gai được sử dụng rộng rãi trong chiến tranh. (Barbed wire was widely used in warfare.)
Advanced Usage
"bị mắc vào dây thép gai": to get caught/tangled in barbed wire.
- Con chó bị mắc vào dây thép gai và kêu la. (The dog got caught in the barbed wire and was yelping.)
"hàng rào kẽm gai": This is a common variant phrase meaning the same as "dây thép gai," where "kẽm gai" is a synonym for barbed wire.
- Khu vực quân sự được bảo vệ bởi hàng rào kẽm gai. (The military area is protected by a barbed wire fence.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dây kẽm gai (Noun): A direct synonym for "dây thép gai," meaning barbed wire. "Kẽm" can imply galvanized wire.
- Hàng rào (Noun): Fence. Often combined as "hàng rào dây thép gai" (barbed wire fence).
- Dây thép (Noun): Steel wire. This is the base material without barbs.
- Gai (Noun): Thorn, spine, barb. Refers to the sharp points.
Synonyms
- Barbed wire: The direct English translation.
- Barbwire: A common shortened form in English.
Related Phrases
Rào bằng dây thép gai: To fence (an area) with barbed wire.
- Họ rào khu vườn bằng dây thép gai để ngăn thỏ. (They fenced the garden with barbed wire to keep rabbits out.)
Cuộn dây thép gai: A coil/roll of barbed wire.
- Công nhân đang lắp đặt một cuộn dây thép gai mới. (The workers are installing a new roll of barbed wire.)
Related Idioms
Note: "Dây thép gai" itself is a specific, concrete noun and is not typically used in Vietnamese idioms. Its usage is almost always literal, describing the physical object.
- Barbed wire