ghê
Definition
Adjective:
- Horrible / Terrible / Frightening: Used to describe something that causes a strong feeling of fear, disgust, or revulsion.
- Extreme / Intense: Used colloquially to emphasize a high degree or intensity of a quality, which can be negative or, informally, positive (like "awesome").
Adverb:
- Horribly / Terribly / Extremely: Used to modify an adjective or verb, indicating a very high degree.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bộ phim kinh dị đó trông ghê quá. (That horror movie looks terrifying.)
- Căn phòng bỏ hoang trông ghê lắm. (The abandoned room looks horrible.)
- Adverb:
- Bài kiểm tra này ghê khó. (This test is extremely difficult.)
- Cô ấy hát hay ghê! (She sings incredibly well!)
Advanced Usage
- "ghê người": to send shivers down one's spine; to feel a shudder of fear or disgust.
- Câu chuyện ma làm tôi ghê người. (The ghost story made shivers run down my spine.)
- "ghê tởm": to feel disgust or loathing.
- Tôi ghê tởm hành vi của hắn. (I am disgusted by his behavior.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ghê gớm (adj): formidable, dreadful, severe.
- Đó là một đối thủ ghê gớm. (That is a formidable opponent.)
- Ghê sợ (v/adj): to fear, to dread; fearful.
- Mọi người ghê sợ căn bệnh đó. (People dread that disease.)
Synonyms
- Horrible: causing horror.
- Terrible: extremely bad or serious.
- Extremely: to a very great degree.
Related Idioms
- Ghê cả người: to feel shivers all over one's body.
- Nghe tiếng cào cửa lúc nửa đêm, tôi ghê cả người. (Hearing the scratching at the door at midnight, I shivered all over.)
- Ghê răng: (literally "tooth-aching") a sensation of sharp acidity or unpleasantness.
- Quả chanh này chua ghê răng. (This lemon is sour enough to set your teeth on edge.)
-
to have a horror; horribly; terribly
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