mê man
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Unconscious, insensible: In a state where one is not aware of their surroundings, typically due to illness, injury, or deep sleep. It describes a prolonged or profound loss of consciousness.
- Faint, in a daze: In a weakened, semi-conscious state, often due to fever or exhaustion, where one's senses are dulled.
Verb (colloquial):
- To be engrossed, to be absorbed: To be so deeply immersed in an activity (like reading, working, or thinking) that one loses track of time and reality.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Bệnh nhân sốt cao và nằm mê man. (The patient had a high fever and lay unconscious.)
- Sau cú ngã, anh ấy bất tỉnh mê man. (After the fall, he was knocked out cold.)
Verb:
- Cậu bé mê man đọc truyện tranh cả buổi chiều. (The boy was engrossed in reading comics all afternoon.)
- Cô ấy mê man với ý tưởng mới. (She was completely absorbed in her new idea.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a state that is continuous and difficult to break out of, whether it's a physical state (like unconsciousness) or a mental state (like deep absorption).
Variants and Related Words
Mê (v): to be infatuated with, to love something excessively.
- Anh ấy mê bóng đá. (He is crazy about football.)
Mê muội (adj): to be deluded, blinded (often by false beliefs or passions).
- Không nên mê muội theo những lời hứa hão. (One should not be deluded by empty promises.)
Synonyms
- Unconscious: not awake and aware.
- Comatose: in a state of deep unconsciousness.
- Engrossed: fully occupied with something.
- Absorbed: intensely engaged.
Related Idioms
Mê man bất tỉnh: unconscious and completely unresponsive.
- Tai nạn khiến nạn nhân mê man bất tỉnh. (The accident left the victim completely unconscious.)
Say mê mê man: to be passionately and deeply engrossed. This phrase intensifies the state of absorption.
- Nghệ sĩ say mê mê man trong sáng tạo. (The artist was passionately lost in creation.)