Definition

1. Noun:
   • Orbit, eye socket: The bony cavity in the skull that contains and protects the eyeball and its associated muscles, nerves, and blood vessels.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy bị thâm quầng dưới hốc mắt. (He has dark circles under his eyes.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy đau nhức trong hốc mắt. (She feels a deep ache in her eye socket.)
  • Sau cú ngã, anh ta bị gãy xương hốc mắt. (After the fall, he fractured his orbital bone.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sâu hoắm hốc mắt": Describes someone with very deep-set eyes.
  • Ông cụ có đôi mắt sâu hoắm hốc mắt. (The old man has eyes that are sunken deep in their sockets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ổ mắt: A less common, more technical synonym for "hốc mắt".
• Xương hốc mắt / Xương ổ mắt (Orbital bone): Refers specifically to the bones forming the orbit.

Synonyms

• Ổ mắt: Orbit, eye socket (synonymous in medical/anatomical contexts).

Related Phrases

• Trũng hốc mắt: To have sunken eyes.
  • Người bệnh trông rất mệt mỏi với đôi mắt trũng hốc. (The patient looks very tired with sunken eyes.)

1. (giải) Orbit