gọt
Definition
- Verb:
- To peel or pare: To remove a thin outer layer from something, typically fruit or vegetables, using a knife or peeler.
- To sharpen: To cut or whittle the end of an object, like a pencil or a stick, to a point or a desired shape.
- To whittle or carve: To shape wood or a similar material by cutting off small pieces with a knife.
- To shave (head): (Colloquial) To shave the hair on one's head completely.
- To polish or refine: (Figurative) To improve a piece of writing or speech by removing unnecessary parts and making it more concise and elegant.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đang gọt táo. (She is peeling an apple.)
- Em bé cần gọt bút chì trước khi viết. (The child needs to sharpen the pencil before writing.)
- Ông ấy ngồi gọt một khúc gỗ. (He sat whittling a piece of wood.)
- Anh ấy quyết định gọt trọc đầu. (He decided to shave his head bald.)
- Nhà văn dành nhiều thời gian để gọt giũa bản thảo. (The writer spent a lot of time polishing the manuscript.)
Advanced Usage
- "gọt giũa": To polish, refine, or perfect (often used for language, style, or skills).
- Bài phát biểu đã được gọt giũa cẩn thận. (The speech was carefully refined.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gọt dũa (v): To polish and refine meticulously.
- Nghệ nhân gọt dũa tác phẩm điêu khắc. (The artisan meticulously refined the sculpture.)
Synonyms
- Peel/Pare: To remove the skin.
- Sharpen: To make pointed.
- Whittle: To carve wood.
- Shave: To cut hair very short.
- Refine/Polish: To improve by making small changes.
Related Idioms
- Gọt chân cho vừa giày: Literally "to whittle the foot to fit the shoe"; meaning to force oneself or others to conform to an unsuitable standard or system.
- Áp dụng chính sách cứng nhắc đó chẳng khác nào gọt chân cho vừa giày. (Applying that rigid policy is like whittling the foot to fit the shoe.)
verb
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to whittle; to sharpen
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