Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Glassy; dull; lack-lustre: Used primarily to describe eyes that appear unfocused, without brightness, or lacking expression, often due to tiredness, illness, or a vacant state of mind.
   • Slow; sluggish; lethargic: Describes a person, animal, or action that is physically or mentally slow, lacking energy, alertness, or enthusiasm.
   • Slow-moving; sluggish: Describes the slow, gentle, and unhurried flow of a liquid, typically water in a river or stream.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cơn sốt, mắt đứa bé trông lờ đờ. (After the fever, the child's eyes looked glassy.)
  • Nó làm việc một cách lờ đờ, thiếu hẳn sự nhiệt tình. (He works in a sluggish manner, completely lacking enthusiasm.)
  • Dòng sông chảy lờ đờ qua làng. (The river flows sluggishly through the village.)

Advanced Usage

• "lờ đờ chậm chạp": A common paired phrase emphasizing extreme slowness and lethargy.
  • Cậu ấy bước đi lờ đờ chậm chạp như không còn chút sức lực nào. (He walked with sluggish slowness as if he had no energy left.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lờ mờ (adj): dim, faint, vague (often for light, memory, or understanding).

  • Ánh đèn lờ mờ cuối phòng. (A dim light at the end of the room.)

• Lừ đừ (adj): slow, listless, but often with a stronger connotation of being unwell or weak.

  • Người bệnh đi lại lừ đừ. (The patient moves listlessly.)

Synonyms

• Glassy / Dull (for eyes): vacant, expressionless.
• Sluggish: lethargic, torpid, languid.
• Slow-moving: gentle, lazy (for water flow).

Related Idioms

• Mắt lờ đờ như mắt cá chết: Eyes as dull as a dead fish's eyes. (A vivid simile emphasizing a completely lifeless, vacant stare.)
  • Khi mệt mỏi, anh ấy có đôi mắt lờ đờ như mắt cá chết. (When tired, he has eyes as dull as a dead fish's eyes.)

adj

1. glassy; dull; lack-lustre
   • mắt lờ đờ
     Glassy eyes