lả lướt

Thân thiện

Một người phụ nữ đi lả lướt trên con đường dài.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Limp, listless, languid: Describes a physical state of extreme tiredness, weakness, or lack of energy, often resulting in slow, unsteady, or drooping movement. It conveys a sense of being worn out and moving with little strength or vitality.

2. Adverb:

   • Listlessly, languidly: Describes the manner of moving or acting in a weak, exhausted, and unhurried way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Sau trận ốm, cô ấy trông thật lả lướt. (After the illness, she looked very limp and listless.)
  • Những cành hoa héo rũ xuống một cách lả lướt. (The wilted flower branches drooped down in a languid manner.)

• Adverb:

  • Người bệnh bước đi lả lướt trên hành lang. (The patient walked listlessly down the corridor.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi lả lướt trên ghế, không còn chút sức lực. (She sat languidly on the chair, with no energy left.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lả lướt" is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to paint a vivid picture of physical exhaustion or delicate, weary grace. It can sometimes describe not just pure exhaustion but a certain frail, delicate, and slow-moving beauty associated with weakness.
  • Vũ công múa những động tác lả lướt như cành liễu. (The dancer performed movements as languid as willow branches.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lả (adj): Weak, exhausted, on the verge of collapse. Often used in compounds like "mệt lả" (dead tired).
• Lướt (v): To glide, to skim. In "lả lướt", it combines with "lả" to evoke the image of moving weakly as if gliding without strength.

Synonyms

• Listless: Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
• Languid: Displaying a disinclination for physical exertion; slow and relaxed.
• Limp: Lacking internal strength or structure; drooping.
• Feeble: Weak, lacking strength.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While "lả lướt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in the phrase "đi lả lướt" (to walk listlessly), which functions as a standard descriptive collocation.
  • Sau cuộc hành quân dài, các chiến sĩ đi lả lướt về doanh trại. (After the long march, the soldiers walked listlessly back to the barracks.)

Học thuật

1. Limp, listless
   • Đi lả lướt
     To walk listlessly