lùng sục

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Cảnh sát lùng sục khu rừng để tìm tội phạm.

Definition

Verb:
- To search thoroughly and intensively: "lùng sục" describes the action of searching every corner or area meticulously and persistently, often with the intent to find something or someone specific.
- To rummage or scour: It implies a vigorous, sometimes frantic, search through places, often turning things over or looking into every possible hiding spot.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Cảnh sát đang lùng sục khắp khu rừng để tìm tên tội phạm. (The police are scouring the entire forest to find the criminal.)
- Tôi phải lùng sục trong ngăn kéo để tìm chìa khóa. (I had to rummage through the drawer to find the key.)
- Bọn trẻ lùng sục khắp nhà để tìm món quà giấu kín. (The children rummaged all over the house to find the hidden gift.)

Advanced Usage

"lùng sục cho bằng được": to search relentlessly until something is found.
- Anh ta quyết tâm lùng sục cho bằng được sự thật. (He is determined to scour for the truth until he finds it.)
"bị lùng sục": to be hunted/searched for intensively.
- Tên trộm đang bị cảnh sát lùng sục. (The thief is being hunted intensively by the police.)

Variants and Related Words

Lùng (verb): to hunt/search for (often for people). This is a simpler, more general term for searching.
- Cảnh sát đang lùng bọn buôn lậu. (The police are hunting for the smugglers.)
Sục (verb): This word on its own can mean to poke, probe, or stir vigorously, contributing to the intensive connotation in the compound "lùng sục".

Synonyms

Tìm kiếm kỹ lưỡng: to search meticulously.
Lục lọi: to rummage (through things). This is very close in meaning but often focuses more on searching through containers or piles of items.
Săn lùng: to hunt down (often for people or animals).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "lùng sục" does not commonly form phrasal verbs with other particles. Its meaning is typically complete.

Related Idioms

Lùng sục như lùng sắt vụn: To search as if looking for scrap iron (an idiom emphasizing a very thorough, perhaps desperate or overly meticulous search).
- Nó lùng sục trong phòng như lùng sắt vụn. (He rummaged through the room as if looking for scrap iron.)

Cảnh sát lùng sục khu rừng để tìm tội phạm.