lấp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To fill in; to fill up: To put material into a hole, depression, or cavity until it is level or full.
- To block; to stop up: To close or seal an opening, passage, or gap.
- To cover; to obscure: To cause something to be hidden or concealed from view.
- To drown out; to overpower: To make a sound inaudible by being much louder.
Usage Examples
- To fill in:
- Họ định lấp một cái giếng cũ. (They plan to fill in an old well.)
- To block:
- Công nhân đang lấp một cái hố trên đường. (The workers are filling up a pothole in the road.)
- To cover:
- Cỏ dại mọc lấp cả lối đi. (Weeds grew, covering the entire path.)
- To drown out:
- Tiếng ồn ào bên ngoài lấp cả tiếng nói của cô ấy. (The noise outside drowned out her voice.)
Advanced Usage
- "Che lấp": to cover up, to conceal (often used figuratively for hiding mistakes or feelings).
- Anh ta cố gắng che lấp cảm xúc thật của mình. (He tried to conceal his true feelings.)
- "Đánh trống lấp": a Vietnamese idiom meaning to create a distraction or diversion to cover up an awkward silence or a mistake.
- Khi quên bài, cậu ấy cứ nói chuyện phiếm để đánh trống lấp. (When he forgot his lines, he just kept making small talk as a diversion.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lấp đầy (v): to fill completely, to fulfill (often used for abstract needs).
- Công việc mới lấp đầy thời gian rảnh của tôi. (The new job fills my free time.)
- Lấp lánh (v): to sparkle, to glimmer (a completely different meaning related to light).
- Những ngôi sao lấp lánh trên bầu trời. (Stars sparkle in the sky.)
Synonyms
- Fill: to make full.
- Block: to obstruct.
- Cover: to place something over.
- Drown out: to overpower sound.
Related Idioms
- Lấp biển vá trời: Literally "to fill the sea and mend the sky," meaning to undertake an impossibly huge or heroic task.
- Dự án đó khó khăn như lấp biển vá trời. (That project is as difficult as trying to fill the sea and mend the sky.)
verb
- to occlude; to fill up; to stop
- lấp một cái giếngto fill in a well