kẽ
Definition
- Noun:
- Crevice; crack; narrow gap: A very small, narrow opening or space between two objects or parts of a surface.
- Interstice: A technical term for a small intervening space, especially in a structure or between tissues.
Usage Examples
- (Light filtered through the crack in the door.)
- (Dust the crevices of the table.)
- (Water pooled in the crevices of the rock.)
Advanced Usage
- Interstitial: Used in scientific contexts (biology, geology) to describe something located in the small spaces within a tissue or structure.
- Kẽ gian bào: intercellular space.
- tế bào kẽ: interstitial cell.
- nước kẽ đá: interstitial water.
Variants and Related Words
- Khe (n): A broader or more general term for a gap, crack, or ravine. (: mountain ravine.)
- Kẽ hở (n): A gap, chink, or loophole, often used figuratively to mean a flaw or weakness. (: Find a loophole in the contract.)
Synonyms
- Crevice: A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.
- Crack: A line on the surface of something where it has split but not broken apart.
- Gap: A break or hole in an object or between two objects.
- Interstice: A formal term for a small intervening space.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Vào kẽ tay: Literally "to go into the space between fingers." Figuratively means to be very easy to accomplish or obtain.
- Công việc đó đối với anh ta như vào kẽ tay. (That job is as easy as pie for him.)
- Kẽ tóc chân tơ: Literally "the gap of a hair, the fiber of a root." Means to examine or scrutinize every minute detail.
- Xem xét kẽ tóc chân tơ. (To examine down to the finest detail.)
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