Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be submerged; to be completely covered by water or another liquid: Describes an object or person being entirely under the surface of a liquid, often due to flooding or sinking.
   • To sink in; to be driven or pushed deep into something: Describes something penetrating deeply into a material until it is no longer visible on the surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nước lũ lút mái nhà. (The floodwater submerged the roof of the house.)
  • Con tàu bị lút dưới biển. (The ship was submerged under the sea.)
  • Chiếc đinh vít lút sâu vào gỗ. (The screw sank deep into the wood.)
  • Lúa lút mất cả vì nước to. (The rice plants were completely submerged because of the high water.)

Advanced Usage

• "lút bóng": To disappear from sight, to vanish (often used figuratively).
  • Chiếc xe lút bóng sau dãy núi. (The car vanished behind the mountain range.)
• "lút đầu": To be in over one's head, to be deeply involved in a difficult situation (figurative).
  • Anh ấy lút đầu trong công việc. (He is in over his head with work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chìm lút (verb phrase): To sink completely, to be utterly submerged. This is a common compound emphasizing total submersion.
  • Chiếc thuyền chìm lút dưới đáy hồ. (The boat sank completely to the bottom of the lake.)
• Ngập lút (verb phrase): To be flooded and submerged. This compound emphasizes being covered by water.
  • Cánh đồng ngập lút sau cơn bão. (The field was flooded and submerged after the storm.)

Synonyms

• Chìm: To sink.
• Ngập: To be flooded, to be inundated.
• Ẩn: To hide, to conceal (in some figurative contexts for "lút bóng").

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lút mất: To be completely gone/submerged (emphasizing disappearance).
  • Cây cầu nhỏ lút mất dưới dòng nước. (The small bridge was completely gone under the water current.)

Related Idioms

• Lút đầu lút cổ: (Literally: submerged head and neck) To be deeply mired or entangled in a problematic situation, often financial or work-related.
  • Công ty đó đang lút đầu lút cổ trong nợ nần. (That company is deeply mired in debt.)