gầm
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Definition
Verb:
- To roar: To produce a deep, loud, and prolonged sound, typically made by large animals such as lions, tigers, or elephants.
- To rumble: To make a deep, heavy, continuous, and often threatening sound, like that of thunder, heavy machinery, or cannon fire.
Noun:
- The space under: The empty area or space beneath a raised object, such as a bed, table, or bridge.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Con sư tử đang gầm trong rừng. (The lion is roaring in the forest.)
- Sấm gầm ầm ầm trên bầu trời. (Thunder rumbled loudly in the sky.)
- Động cơ gầm lên khi xe tăng tốc. (The engine roared as the car accelerated.)
Noun:
- Đứa trẻ làm rơi đồ chơi xuống gầm giường. (The child dropped the toy under the space under the bed.)
- Họ để hành lý ở gầm cầu thang. (They stored the luggage in the space under the stairs.)
Advanced Usage
"gầm gừ": to growl (often used for animals showing aggression).
- Con chó gầm gừ với người lạ. (The dog growled at the stranger.)
"gầm thét": to roar and shriek (a more intense and violent combination of sounds).
- Gió bão gầm thét bên ngoài cửa sổ. (The storm wind roared and shrieked outside the window.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gầm (as a verb, alternate meaning): To lower one's head or face (similar to "gằm").
- Anh ấy gầm mặt xuống vì xấu hổ. (He lowered his face in shame.)
Synonyms
- Roar: (for animals, engines).
- Rumble: (for thunder, stomachs, machinery).
- Growl: (a lower, threatening sound, often for dogs).
- Space underneath / Underneath: (for the noun form).
Related Idioms
Nằm gầm giường: Literally "to lie under the bed," meaning to hide or to be in a low, submissive position.
- Sau thất bại, anh ta chỉ muốn nằm gầm giường. (After the failure, he just wanted to hide away.)
Tiếng gầm của sóng thần: "The roar of the tsunami," used metaphorically for a powerful, unstoppable, and terrifying force.
- Cuộc biểu tình như tiếng gầm của sóng thần. (The protest was like the roar of a tsunami.)
verb
- to roar
- tiếng gầm của sư tửthe roar of a lion
noun
- space under