nuốt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To swallow: To cause food, drink, or something else to pass from the mouth, through the throat, and into the stomach.
- To suppress / To hold back: To force oneself to endure or contain a strong emotion (like anger, pride, or tears) without expressing it outwardly.
- To usurp / To seize: To take something (often property or money) for oneself in an unfair, deceitful, or overpowering manner.
- To engulf / To overwhelm: For a stronger force (like a sound or visual element) to completely absorb or dominate another.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy nuốt viên thuốc với một ngụm nước. (He swallows the pill with a sip of water.)
- Cô ấy phải nuốt giận và mỉm cười. (She had to swallow her anger and smile.)
- Tên trùm đã nuốt trọn số tiền đầu tư. (The boss usurped the entire investment sum.)
- Tiếng ồn thành phố nuốt chửng lời nói của anh. (The city noise engulfed his words.)
Advanced Usage
"nuốt lời": To go back on one's word; to break a promise.
- Đừng hứa nếu bạn định nuốt lời. (Don't promise if you intend to go back on your word.)
"nuốt sống": To swallow whole; figuratively, to defeat or absorb something completely and ruthlessly.
- Công ty lớn có thể nuốt sống các đối thủ nhỏ. (A large company can swallow small competitors whole.)
Variants and Related Words
Nuốt nước bọt (v): To swallow one's saliva; often indicating nervousness, desire, or an attempt to control oneself.
- Nghe mùi đồ ăn, nó nuốt nước bọt. (Smelling the food, he swallowed his saliva.)
Nuốt hận (v): To swallow one's resentment; to endure humiliation or bitterness silently.
- Anh ta đành nuốt hận mà rút lui. (He had no choice but to swallow his resentment and withdraw.)
Synonyms
- Swallow: To pass through the throat to the stomach.
- Gulp: To swallow quickly or in large amounts.
- Suppress: To hold back or restrain (an emotion).
- Embezzle: To take (money or property) dishonestly (for the "usurp" sense).
Related Idioms
Nuốt không trôi: Literally "cannot swallow it"; meaning to be unable to accept something because it is morally wrong or too difficult to bear.
- Hành động tham nhũng đó khiến dân chúng nuốt không trôi. (That corrupt action is something the public cannot swallow.)
Nuốt nước mắt: Literally "to swallow one's tears"; meaning to hold back tears and endure sorrow silently.
- Cô ấy nuốt nước mắt và tiếp tục làm việc. (She swallowed her tears and continued working.)