dẫy dụa

Thân thiện

Con cá mắc câu dẫy dụa dữ dội trước khi chết.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To struggle violently: To make forceful, convulsive, or frantic movements, often in an attempt to break free from restraint or due to extreme distress.
   • To thrash about: To twist, writhe, or flail one's body uncontrollably, typically in pain, protest, or during a physical struggle.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta hết sức dẫy dụa. (He struggled violently with all his might.)
  • Con cá lớn dẫy dụa trên thuyền. (The large fish thrashed about on the boat.)
  • Đứa trẻ dẫy dụa không chịu mặc áo. (The child squirmed and refused to put on the shirt.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a desperate, energetic, and somewhat chaotic physical effort. It is frequently used to describe the intense struggle of a person or animal in a dire or constrained situation.

Variants and Related Words

• Vùng vẫy (v): To flail, to struggle. This is a close synonym, though sometimes with a slightly less intense connotation than "dẫy dụa."
  • Con chim vùng vẫy trong lồng. (The bird flailed in the cage.)

Synonyms

• To struggle: To make a forceful effort to get free.
• To thrash: To move in a violent and uncontrolled way.
• To writhe: To twist the body in pain or discomfort.
• To flail: To wave or swing wildly.

Related Idioms

• While "dẫy dụa" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to descriptions of intense physical resistance or agony.

Học thuật

1. anh ta hết sức dẫy dụa
2. He fought like a wild cat