Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be drowned out / to be lost: Refers to a sound, especially a voice, being overwhelmed or made inaudible by a louder or more dominant noise.
   • To be eclipsed / to be overshadowed: Describes something being dominated or rendered insignificant by something else more prominent.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tiếng nói bị luốt đi trong gió. (The voice is lost in the wind.)
  • Lời phát biểu của cô ấy bị luốt đi giữa tiếng ồn ào. (Her speech was drowned out by the noise.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "luốt" is primarily used in passive constructions (bị luốt đi) to describe the state of being overwhelmed. It is not commonly used in active voice.

Variants and Related Words

• Bị luốt (verb phrase): to be drowned out, to be eclipsed.
  • Âm thanh nhỏ bị luốt bởi âm thanh lớn. (The small sound is eclipsed by the loud sound.)

Synonyms

• To be drowned out: To be made inaudible by a louder sound.
• To be overshadowed: To be made less noticeable or important.
• To be dominated: To be controlled or overpowered by something else.

Notes on Usage

• "Luốt" is a relatively literary and somewhat uncommon verb in modern Vietnamese. It is almost exclusively encountered in the passive form "bị luốt" or "bị luốt đi."
• Its usage is highly specific to contexts where one thing is submerged or rendered ineffective by a more powerful force, typically sound.

1. Be lost in
   • Tiếng nói bị luốt đi trong gi'o
     The voice is the wind