lột truồng
Definition
- Verb:
- To strip naked: To completely remove all of someone's clothing, leaving them nude. This action is typically done to another person.
- To be stripped naked: To have all of one's own clothing forcibly removed by someone else.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Kẻ cướp lột truồng nạn nhân để dễ dàng lấy hết đồ. (The robber stripped the victim naked to easily take all their belongings.)
- Đứa trẻ bị lột truồng trước khi tắm. (The child was stripped naked before the bath.)
- Họ đe dọa sẽ lột truồng anh ta. (They threatened to strip him naked.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lột truồng" carries a strong connotation of force, violation, or a complete lack of dignity. It is not used for the neutral act of undressing oneself.
- It can be used metaphorically to mean exposing someone's secrets or vulnerabilities completely.
- Bài báo đó lột truồng sự thật về vụ bê bối. (That article stripped bare the truth about the scandal.)
Variants and Related Words
Cởi truồng (v): To undress to a state of nudity. This can be reflexive (undressing oneself) and may lack the forceful connotation of "lột truồng".
- Đứa bé tự cởi truồng trong phòng. (The child undressed himself naked in the room.)
Trần truồng (adj): To be in a state of nakedness.
- Nó đứng trần truồng giữa phòng. (He stood naked in the middle of the room.)
Synonyms
- Strip: To remove all clothing from someone.
- Denude: To make naked or bare (more formal/literary).
Related Idioms
- Lột trần (lit. to strip bare): A common idiom meaning to expose or reveal the true, often negative, nature of something or someone.
- Phiên tòa lột trần bộ mặt thật của hắn. (The trial exposed his true face.)