lặn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To dive; to submerge: To intentionally descend or sink beneath the surface of water, typically while holding one's breath or using breathing apparatus.
- To set; to go down: Used primarily for celestial bodies (the sun, moon) moving below the horizon at the end of the day or night.
- To fade; to subside: For marks on the skin (like a rash) or for something to recede from visibility or prominence.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người thợ lặn lặn xuống đáy biển. (The diver dived to the seabed.)
- Mặt trời lặn về phía tây. (The sun sets in the west.)
- Những nốt mẩn đỏ trên da em bé đã lặn. (The red rash on the baby's skin has faded.)
Advanced Usage
"lặn ngụp": to dive and plunge repeatedly; to immerse oneself.
- Bọn trẻ thích lặn ngụp dưới làn nước mát. (The children love to plunge and dive in the cool water.)
"tính trạng lặn" (biology): recessive trait.
- Màu mắt xanh là một tính trạng lặn. (Blue eye color is a recessive trait.)
Variants and Related Words
Thợ lặn (n): diver.
- Thợ lặn đang kiểm tra thân tàu. (The diver is inspecting the ship's hull.)
Đồ lặn (n): diving suit, diving gear.
- Anh ấy mặc bộ đồ lặn mới. (He is wearing a new diving suit.)
Lặn mất tăm: to disappear without a trace (often into water or a crowd).
- Con cá nhỏ lặn mất tăm trong đám rong. (The small fish disappeared without a trace in the seaweed.)
Synonyms
- Dive: to plunge headfirst into water.
- Submerge: to cause to be under water.
- Set: (of a celestial body) to disappear below the horizon.
- Fade: to gradually grow faint and disappear.
Related Idioms
Lặn như củi: to sink like a stone; to sink immediately.
- Chiếc thuyền bị thủng và lặn như củi. (The boat was punctured and sank like a stone.)
Lặn lội: to travel with difficulty, often through water or tough terrain; to toil.
- Bà mẹ lặn lội khắp nơi tìm con. (The mother toiled everywhere looking for her child.)
verb
- to dive; to submerge
- lặn tìm vật gìto dive for something. to set; to go down; to sink
- mặt trời lặnThe sun is down. to clear up