lấp loáng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Glimmering, shimmering, flickering: Describes a light that is unsteady, intermittent, or uneven, appearing and disappearing or varying in intensity. It often implies a soft, wavering, or reflected light.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ánh nến lấp loáng trong đêm. (The candlelight flickered in the night.)
- Mặt hồ lấp loáng dưới ánh trăng. (The lake surface shimmered under the moonlight.)
- Ánh đèn đường lấp loáng qua kẽ lá. (The streetlight glimmered through the gaps in the leaves.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe something faint, elusive, or barely perceptible, like a memory or a hope.
- Trong ký ức anh ấy chỉ còn lấp loáng hình bóng ngôi nhà cũ. (In his memory, only a glimmering image of the old house remains.)
- Describing the visual effect of something shiny seen intermittently.
- Chiếc xe đạp mới lấp loáng dưới nắng. (The new bicycle glinted in the sun.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lấp lánh (adj): Sparkling, twinkling (often with more points of light or a more brilliant, festive quality than ).
- Những ngôi sao lấp lánh trên bầu trời. (Stars twinkle in the sky.)
- Lóe lên / Loé lên (verb): To flash, to flare up (a sudden, brief burst of light).
- Tia chớp lóe lên trên bầu trời. (Lightning flashed in the sky.)
- Chập chờn (adj): Flickering, unsteady, fluctuating (can refer to light, but also to other things like a weak signal or an unstable condition).
- Ngọn lửa chập chờn trước gió. (The flame flickered in the wind.)
Synonyms
- Lập lòe (adj): Flickering, sputtering (often for a light source that is about to go out, like a dying flame or bulb).
- Lờ mờ (adj): Dim, faint, hazy (more about lack of clarity or brightness than intermittent appearance).
Related Phrases (if applicable)
(This word is primarily a descriptive adjective and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or specific idioms. Its usage is mainly within descriptive phrases.)
Related Idioms
- Lấp loáng như sao mai: (Shimmering like the Morning Star) – A poetic comparison for something that shines with a beautiful, gentle light.
- Nụ cười cô ấy lấp loáng như sao mai. (Her smile shimmered like the Morning Star.)