nằm thượt
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To lie stretched out: To recline in a completely extended, flat, and often limp or careless posture, typically implying a state of exhaustion, relaxation, or laziness.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Sau chuyến đi dài, anh ấy nằm thượt trên sofa. (After the long trip, he lay stretched out on the sofa.)
- Đứa trẻ nằm thượt ra sàn nhà và ngủ thiếp đi. (The child lay stretched out on the floor and fell asleep.)
- Chú mèo nằm thượt phơi nắng ở ban công. (The cat lay stretched out sunbathing on the balcony.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a connotation of being utterly spent or indulging in complete physical repose, sometimes with a slight nuance of being sprawled untidily.
Variants and Related Words
- Nằm sượt (verb phrase): A variant with identical meaning and usage: to lie sprawled out.
- Nó mệt quá, về nhà là nằm sượt ra giường. (He was so tired, he went home and sprawled out on the bed.)
Synonyms
- To sprawl: To lie or sit with one's limbs stretched out in a relaxed or awkward way.
- To lie flat out: To lie completely extended.
Related Idioms
- While "nằm thượt" itself is descriptive, it can be part of colloquial expressions emphasizing total fatigue or inactivity, e.g., "" (exhausted to the point of lying stretched out).
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Lie stretched out
