giương buồm
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb: - To spread the sails, to set sail: The action of unfurling or hoisting the sails of a boat or ship to catch the wind and begin or continue a voyage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thủy thủ nhanh chóng giương buồm khi gió nổi lên. (The sailors quickly spread the sails when the wind rose.)
- Con thuyền giương buồm ra khơi từ sáng sớm. (The boat set sail for the open sea early in the morning.)
- Để đi được, trước tiên họ phải giương buồm. (To move, they first had to set the sails.)
Advanced Usage
- "giương buồm lộng gió": to spread the sails to catch a favorable wind; often used metaphorically to mean seizing an opportunity or embarking on a venture with good conditions.
- Công ty mới giương buồm lộng gió với hợp đồng lớn đầu tiên. (The new company set sail with a favorable wind with its first major contract.)
Variants and Related Words
- Buồm (noun): sail.
- Cánh buồm (sail).
- Giương (verb): to spread out, to unfurl, to raise (e.g., - to raise a flag, - to open an umbrella).
- Hạ buồm (verb): to lower the sails; the opposite action.
- Chèo buồm (noun/verb): sailing; to sail (using both oars and sails, or generally referring to sailing).
Synonyms
- Căng buồm: to stretch/tighten the sails (a very close synonym, emphasizing the action of making the sail taut).
- Kéo buồm: to hoist the sails.
- Ra khơi: to put out to sea (can imply the act of setting sail as part of departure).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a compound verb in Vietnamese, 'giương buồm' itself functions as a phrasal unit. - Giương buồm ra đi: to set sail and depart. - Họ giương buồm ra đi tìm vùng đất mới. (They set sail to depart in search of new lands.)
Related Idioms
- Giương buồm giong ruổi: to set sail and travel far and wide; implies a long, adventurous journey.
- Ước mơ của anh ấy là giương buồm giong ruổi khắp các đại dương. (His dream is to set sail and roam across all oceans.)
verb
- to spread the sails