lột
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Definitions
- Verb:
- To skin; to strip off (skin, hide, or outer covering): Refers to the act of removing an outer layer, such as skin, bark, or peel, often from an animal or fruit.
- To rob; to strip (someone of possessions): Means to take something from someone by force or theft, often used in the context of robbery.
- To shed; to molt (of animals): Describes the natural process where an animal, like a snake, sheds its old skin.
- To expose; to unmask (figuratively): Used metaphorically to mean revealing the true nature of someone or something, often by stripping away a disguise or false appearance.
- To capture the essence (of a text, spirit): Means to faithfully reproduce or capture the core meaning or spirit of something, like in translation.
Usage Examples
- To skin/strip off:
- Lột vỏ quả cam. (To peel an orange.)
- Lột da con thỏ. (To skin a rabbit.)
- To rob:
- Bọn cướp lột sạch đồ của nạn nhân. (The robbers stripped the victim of all belongings.)
- To shed/molt:
- Con rắn đang lột da. (The snake is shedding its skin.)
- To expose/unmask:
- Lột mặt nạ tên lừa đảo. (To unmask the fraudster.)
- To capture the essence:
- Bản dịch lột được tinh thần của tác phẩm gốc. (The translation captures the spirit of the original work.)
Advanced Usage
- "lột tả": to depict vividly; to describe in a way that reveals the true nature.
- Nhà văn lột tả chân thực số phận người nông dân. (The writer vividly depicts the fate of the farmers.)
- "lột xác": to transform completely; to undergo a radical change (like molting).
- Sau khóa học, anh ấy như lột xác, trở nên tự tin hơn. (After the course, he transformed, becoming more confident.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tróc lột (verb): to peel off; to flake off (often for skin or paint).
- Da tôi bị tróc lột vì cháy nắng. (My skin is peeling from sunburn.)
- Lột trần (verb): to expose; to lay bare (often a truth or scandal).
- Bài báo lột trần sự thật về vụ án. (The article exposed the truth about the case.)
Synonyms
- Bóc (verb): to peel; to strip (more general, often for fruits, labels).
- Cướp (verb): to rob; to steal (focus on theft).
- Làm lộ (verb): to reveal; to expose.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Lột đồ (verb phrase): to strip someone of their clothes.
- Tên cướp đe dọa lột đồ nạn nhân. (The robber threatened to strip the victim.)
- Lột hết (verb phrase): to strip completely; to take everything.
- Trận bão lột hết lá cây. (The storm stripped all the leaves from the trees.)
Related Idioms
- "Lột mặt nạ": to unmask; to reveal someone's true (often hypocritical) face.
- Phóng viên quyết tâm lột mặt nạ của chính trị gia tham nhũng. (The reporter is determined to unmask the corrupt politician.)
- "Như lột": (to look) exactly like; a perfect likeness (often in portraiture).
- Bức chân dung vẽ giống ông ấy như lột. (The portrait looks exactly like him.)
verb
- to skin; to throw off
- rắn lột daa snake that threw off its skin. to peel; to strip off
- lột vỏ quả camto peel an orange. to rob