Definition

1. Verb:
   • To swallow whole/without chewing: To ingest something, typically food or medicine, by swallowing it completely without chewing or biting it first.
   • To gobble up; to seize/annex blatantly: To take over or appropriate something (like territory, assets) in a greedy, shameless, or aggressive manner, often implying a lack of resistance or fairness.

Usage Examples

• Literal meaning (to swallow whole):

  • Đứa trẻ nuốt trửng viên kẹo. (The child swallowed the candy whole.)
  • Bệnh nhân phải nuốt trửng viên thuốc to. (The patient had to swallow the large pill whole.)

• Figurative meaning (to gobble up, annex):

  • Công ty lớn đó đã nuốt trửng nhiều công ty nhỏ hơn. (That large company has gobbled up many smaller companies.)
  • Kẻ xâm lược muốn nuốt trửng lãnh thổ của nước láng giềng. (The invader wanted to swallow up the neighboring country's territory.)

Advanced Usage

• "nuốt trửng sống": To swallow (someone) alive; used figuratively to describe extreme anger or a desire to completely destroy or dominate someone.
  • Ông ấy tức giận đến mức như muốn nuốt trửng sống đối thủ. (He was so angry he seemed to want to swallow his opponent alive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nuốt (v): To swallow. The core verb.
• Nuốt chửng: A common variant with identical meaning and usage to 'nuốt trửng'.
• Trửng (adj): (Archaic/Rare) Whole, intact. This component emphasizes the "whole" aspect.

Synonyms

• Literal: (to eat raw and swallow fresh - emphasizes swallowing without preparation).
• Figurative: , (to seize, to occupy), (to annex).

Related Idioms

• "Nuốt hận": To swallow one's resentment/hatred; to endure humiliation.
• "Nuốt lời": To swallow one's words; to retract a statement.
• "Nuốt nước bọt": To swallow one's saliva; often used to describe suppressing desire, anxiety, or something hard to say.

1. Swallow up
   • Nuốt trửng viên thuốc
     To swallow up a pill of medidine