ngốn
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Definition
- Verb (colloquial):
- To gobble / to wolf down: To eat something very quickly and greedily, often in large amounts.
- To devour / to consume voraciously: To read, use, or absorb something very quickly and with great intensity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thằng bé ngốn hết ba bát cơm. (The boy gobbled up three bowls of rice.)
- Nó ngốn cuốn sách ấy chỉ trong một ngày. (He devoured that book in just one day.)
- Chiếc máy điều hòa này ngốn rất nhiều điện. (This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngốn ngấu": To eat ravenously or gobble up.
- Chúng ngốn ngấu bữa tối sau một ngày dài. (They wolfed down dinner after a long day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ăn ngốn (v): To eat greedily (a less common variant emphasizing the action of eating).
Synonyms
- Gobble / Wolf down: To eat quickly.
- Devour: To consume greedily (can apply to food or things like books).
- Bolt (down): To eat very hastily.
- Cram: To eat quickly (informal).
Related Idioms
- Ngốn như bò ngốn cỏ: To gobble/eat like an ox grazing grass (implying fast, continuous, and mindless consumption).
- Nó ăn ngốn như bò ngốn cỏ. (He eats like an ox grazing grass.)
- (thông tục) Gobble, cram, bolt
- Ngốn thịt như bò ngốn cỏTo gobble up meat like oxen graze grasses