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dạt

Chiếc thuyền nhỏ dạt vào bờ cát trắng.

Definition
  1. Verb:

    • To drift: To be carried along slowly by a current of water or air, often without a specific direction or control.
    • To be driven / to be washed: To be moved or pushed by an external force, such as waves or wind, often ending up in a different location.
  2. Adjective:

    • Loose / slack / thinned out: Describing a material, like fabric, that has become less tight, dense, or compact over time.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Chiếc thuyền nhỏ dạt vào đảo hoang. (The small boat drifted to a deserted island.)
    • Cánh hoa dạt trên mặt hồ. (The flower petal drifted on the lake surface.)
  • Adjective:
    • Sợi vải đã bị dạt sau nhiều lần giặt. (The fabric has become loose after many washes.)
Advanced Usage
  • "trôi dạt": to drift, to float adrift (often implying a lack of purpose or direction).
    • Câu chuyện kể về một người thủy thủ trôi dạt nhiều năm. (The story is about a sailor who drifted for many years.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Dạt vào (v): to drift into, to be washed ashore.

    • Xác tàu dạt vào bãi biển. (The shipwreck was washed onto the beach.)
  • Dạt dào (adj): abundant, overflowing (a distinct word with a different meaning, but sometimes confused due to similar spelling).

    • Tình cảm dạt dào. (Overflowing emotion.)
Synonyms
  • Drift: to be carried by currents.
  • Float: to rest on the surface of a liquid.
  • Wash up: to be carried to shore by water.
Related Idioms
  • Bèo dạt mây trôi: (Like) duckweed drifting, clouds floating. This idiom describes a state of rootlessness, uncertainty, or having no fixed abode in life.
    • Cuộc đời anh ấy như bèo dạt mây trôi. (His life is like duckweed drifting and clouds floating.)
dạt

Chiếc thuyền nhỏ dạt vào bờ cát trắng.

verb
  1. to drift; to be driven
    • trôi dạt vào bờ
      to drift on shore