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Phóng viên hỏi dồn diễn giả về vụ bê bối mới.

Definition

Verb:
- To ask many questions in quick succession, to question persistently: "hỏi dồn" describes the action of asking someone a rapid series of questions, often in a pressing or insistent manner, giving them little time to answer.

Usage Instructions

Grammar: "hỏi dồn" is a transitive verb. It requires an object (the person being questioned). The structure is "hỏi dồn ai đó" (to assail someone with questions).
Context: Used in situations where someone is being questioned intensely, aggressively, or without pause. It often implies pressure or an interrogation-like atmosphere.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Phóng viên hỏi dồn diễn viên về scandal mới. (The reporter assailed the actor with questions about the new scandal.)
- Đừng hỏi dồn nó như thế, hãy để nó suy nghĩ đã. (Don't ply him with questions like that, let him think first.)
- Cô giáo hỏi dồn học sinh khiến em ấy lúng túng. (The teacher fired questions at the student, making him flustered.)

Advanced Usage

"bị hỏi dồn": to be subjected to persistent questioning.
- Nhân chứng bị hỏi dồn bởi cảnh sát. (The witness was assailed with questions by the police.)
"hỏi dồn hỏi ép": an intensified phrase meaning to question very aggressively and coercively.
- Anh ta bị hỏi dồn hỏi ép cho đến khi thú nhận. (He was grilled with questions until he confessed.)

Variants and Related Words

Hỏi cung (verb): to interrogate (often in a legal or police context).
- Cảnh sát đang hỏi cung nghi phạm. (The police are interrogating the suspect.)
Tra hỏi (verb): to question, to interrogate (can be formal or intense).
- Họ tra hỏi tôi về sự việc. (They questioned me about the incident.)
Chất vấn (verb): to question, to interpellate (often in a formal, public, or parliamentary setting).
- Đại biểu Quốc hội chất vấn Bộ trưởng. (The National Assembly delegate questioned the Minister.)

Synonyms

Tra khảo: to interrogate, to question (can imply torture or very harsh questioning).
Gạn hỏi: to question thoroughly, to probe.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Hỏi đi hỏi lại: to ask repeatedly, over and over.
- Cô ấy hỏi đi hỏi lại cùng một câu hỏi. (She asked the same question over and over.)

Related Idioms

Vặn hỏi: to question and cross-examine tightly.
- Thẩm phán vặn hỏi bị cáo về các chi tiết. (The judge cross-examined the defendant tightly about the details.)

Phóng viên hỏi dồn diễn giả về vụ bê bối mới.