Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rush headlong, to lunge, to pounce: "nhảy bổ" describes the action of moving or jumping forward suddenly and forcefully, often with aggression or great eagerness, towards a target.
   • To charge at, to swoop down on: It implies an abrupt, direct, and often uncontrolled assault or approach.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con mèo nhảy bổ vào con chuột. (The cat pounced on the mouse.)
  • Anh ấy nhảy bổ vào đối thủ ngay khi hiệp đấu bắt đầu. (He lunged at his opponent as soon as the match began.)
  • Đám đông nhảy bổ vào cửa hàng khi nó mở cửa giảm giá. (The crowd rushed headlong into the store when it opened for the sale.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhảy bổ vào": This is the most common construction, meaning "to rush/lunge/pounce into/onto/at [something]". The preposition "vào" (into/at) is almost always used.
  • Kẻ cướp nhảy bổ vào nạn nhân. (The robber rushed at the victim.)
• Used figuratively to describe eagerly starting an activity, often with a negative connotation of being hasty or reckless.
  • Đừng nhảy bổ vào dự án mà không có kế hoạch. (Don't rush headlong into the project without a plan.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xông vào (verb): To charge into, to storm into. Similar in meaning but can imply a more sustained or forceful entry rather than a single jumping motion.
• Sấn vào (verb): To press forward into, to surge into. Emphasizes pushing aggressively into a group or space.
• Lao vào (verb): To plunge into, to dart into. Focuses on the speed and direction of movement.
• Bổ nhào (verb): To dive, to nosedive (often literally, like a bird or plane). Shares the element of a sudden downward or forward motion.

Synonyms

• Lao tới: To dart forward.
• Chồm tới: To spring forward, to leap at.
• Tấn công bất ngờ: To attack suddenly.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhảy bổ tới: Similar to "nhảy bổ vào", emphasizing movement a target.
  • Nó nhảy bổ tới chỗ thức ăn. (It rushed to the food.)

Related Idioms

• While "nhảy bổ" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning contributes to the imagery in expressions describing impulsive action.
  • Hành động thiếu suy nghĩ (To act without thinking) is a concept often associated with the action of "nhảy bổ".

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