hồi hộp
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Nervous and excited: Describes a state of anxious excitement or suspense, often causing one's heart to beat faster, typically while waiting for an important or uncertain outcome.
- Thrilling, suspenseful: Describes something that causes such a feeling of nervous excitement.
Verb:
- To be nervous and excited: To experience a fluttering or pounding heart due to anticipation, anxiety, or excitement.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tôi cảm thấy rất hồi hộp khi chờ kết quả phỏng vấn. (I felt very nervous and excited while waiting for the interview result.)
- Đó là một trận đấu hồi hộp đến phút cuối. (It was a thrilling match until the last minute.)
Verb:
- Cô ấy hồi hộp chờ tên mình được xướng lên. (She waited nervously and excitedly for her name to be called.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe the climactic feeling in stories or situations.
- Tác giả viết truyện rất hồi hộp, khiến độc giả không thể dừng lại. (The author writes in a very suspenseful way, making readers unable to stop.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồi hộp chờ đợi: To wait with bated breath.
- Cả khán phòng hồi hộp chờ đợi người chiến thắng. (The whole auditorium waited with bated breath for the winner.)
Synonyms
- Anxious: Feeling worried or uneasy.
- Excited: Very enthusiastic and eager.
- Suspenseful: Causing excited anticipation or uncertainty about what may happen.
Related Idioms
- Tim đập hồi hộp: Heart pounding with excitement/nervousness.
- Cô ấy bước lên sân khấu với tim đập hồi hộp. (She stepped onto the stage with her heart pounding.)
verb
- to flutter; to tremble with excitement