dạt
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Definition
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.
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.)
verb
- to drift; to be driven
- trôi dạt vào bờto drift on shore