dụ dỗ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To entice; to seduce: "Dụ dỗ" means to persuade someone to do something, often something wrong or against their better judgment, by using promises, flattery, or other attractive means. It implies leading someone astray or into a trap.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Kẻ xấu đã dụ dỗ đứa trẻ bằng những món quà. (The bad person enticed the child with gifts.)
- Đừng để bị dụ dỗ bởi những lời hứa hão huyền. (Don't be seduced by empty promises.)
- Anh ta bị dụ dỗ vào con đường phạm tội. (He was lured into a life of crime.)
Advanced Usage
"Dụ dỗ ai làm gì": to entice/seduce someone into doing something.
- Hắn dụ dỗ cô ấy tiết lộ bí mật. (He enticed her into revealing the secret.)
"Sự dụ dỗ" (noun form): the act of enticing; temptation.
- Sự dụ dỗ của đồng tiền là rất lớn. (The temptation of money is very strong.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quyến rũ (verb): to charm, to attract. While "quyến rũ" can be positive (attractive charm), "dụ dỗ" almost always has a negative connotation of leading someone into wrongdoing.
- Cám dỗ (verb): to tempt. Very close in meaning to "dụ dỗ," often used in moral or religious contexts about temptation.
- Lôi kéo (verb): to pull in, to draw in. Can be neutral or negative, focusing more on the action of pulling someone into a group or activity.
Synonyms
- Lure: to tempt or attract with the promise of reward.
- Inveigle: to persuade someone to do something by means of deception or flattery.
Related Phrases
- Dụ dỗ, mê hoặc: to entice and beguile (often used together for emphasis).
- Những lời đường mật ấy chỉ để dụ dỗ, mê hoặc bạn mà thôi. (Those sweet words are only meant to entice and beguile you.)
Related Idioms
- Dụ dỗ như mèo dụ chuột: to entice like a cat luring a mouse. This idiom vividly describes a cunning and deceptive enticement where the victim is unaware of the danger.
- Hắn ta dụ dỗ cô gái trẻ như mèo dụ chuột. (He enticed the young girl like a cat luring a mouse.)