lỗ chỗ

lỗ chỗ

Tổ ong lỗ chỗ treo trên cành cây.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Full of holes; pitted; pockmarked: Describes a surface that has many small holes, indentations, or cavities, often in an irregular or unsightly pattern.
    • Perforated; riddled: Can describe an object or material that has been pierced with numerous holes.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Mặt anh ấy bị lỗ chỗ vì mụn. (His face is pitted because of acne.)
    • Tảng đá này bị mưa axit ăn mòn nên lỗ chỗ. (This rock is pitted from acid rain erosion.)
    • Tấm ván bị mối ăn lỗ chỗ. (The wooden plank is riddled with holes from termites.)
Advanced Usage
  • Used to emphasize an uneven, porous, or damaged texture. It often carries a negative connotation, suggesting deterioration, damage, or an undesirable appearance.
Variants and Related Words

  • Lỗ (noun): A hole.

    • Đinh đóng tạo ra một cái lỗ. (A nail creates a hole.)

  • Rỗ (adjective): Porous; spongy (often referring to a less dense, more cellular structure, like pumice stone).

    • Đá bọt rất nhẹ vì nó rỗ. (Pumice stone is very light because it is porous.)
Synonyms
  • Pitted: Having small hollows or depressions.
  • Pockmarked: Marked with scars or pits.
  • Riddled: Full of holes, especially from penetration.
  • Perforated: Pierced with a series of holes.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Lỗ chỗ như tổ ong: (Pitted like a honeycomb) – An idiom to describe something extremely and uniformly full of holes.
    • Bức tường cũ lỗ chỗ như tổ ong. (The old wall is pitted like a honeycomb.)