ngủ gục

Thân thiện

Anh ấy quá mệt nên đã ngủ gục ngay trên bàn làm việc.

Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To doze off, to nod off: To fall asleep unintentionally and briefly, especially while sitting or in a situation requiring attention, often with the head dropping forward.
   • To fall into a light, unintended sleep: To enter a state of light sleep, typically due to tiredness or boredom, and not in a proper sleeping position.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Anh ấy quá mệt nên đã ngủ gục ngay trên bàn làm việc. (He was so tired that he dozed off right at his desk.)
  • Trong cuộc họp dài, vài người đã không thể nhịn được và ngủ gục. (During the long meeting, a few people couldn't help but nod off.)
  • Cậu bé ngủ gục trên ghế sofa trong khi đang xem TV. (The boy dozed off on the sofa while watching TV.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb often implies a lack of control over falling asleep and is associated with a specific physical posture, such as the head dropping forward or slumping over a surface.
• It describes a common human experience of extreme fatigue or monotony overcoming one's intention to stay awake.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngủ gật (Intransitive Verb): The more standard, non-dialectal synonym with the same meaning: to doze off, to nod off.
  • Ông cụ thường ngủ gật trước ti vi. (The old man often dozes off in front of the TV.)
• Thiu thiu ngủ (Phrase): To be in a drowsy, half-asleep state.
• Ngủ quên (Verb): To fall asleep and forget (about time, an appointment, etc.), or simply to fall asleep deeply.

Synonyms

• Doze off: To fall into a light sleep.
• Nod off: To fall asleep, especially for a short time.
• Drop off (to sleep): To begin to sleep.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Buồn ngủ gục xuống: (Literally: sleepy to the point of dropping down) Extremely sleepy, struggling to stay awake.
  • Sau 24 giờ thức, tôi buồn ngủ gục xuống. (After being awake for 24 hours, I was extremely sleepy.)

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) như ngủ gật