nằm thượt

Thân thiện

Trời nóng quá, nó nằm thượt ra sàn nhà cho mát.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To lie stretched out: To recline in a completely extended, flat, and often limp or careless posture, typically implying a state of exhaustion, relaxation, or laziness.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Sau chuyến đi dài, anh ấy nằm thượt trên sofa. (After the long trip, he lay stretched out on the sofa.)
  • Đứa trẻ nằm thượt ra sàn nhà và ngủ thiếp đi. (The child lay stretched out on the floor and fell asleep.)
  • Chú mèo nằm thượt phơi nắng ở ban công. (The cat lay stretched out sunbathing on the balcony.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a connotation of being utterly spent or indulging in complete physical repose, sometimes with a slight nuance of being sprawled untidily.

Variants and Related Words

• Nằm sượt (verb phrase): A variant with identical meaning and usage: to lie sprawled out.
  • Nó mệt quá, về nhà là nằm sượt ra giường. (He was so tired, he went home and sprawled out on the bed.)

Synonyms

• To sprawl: To lie or sit with one's limbs stretched out in a relaxed or awkward way.
• To lie flat out: To lie completely extended.

Related Idioms

• While "nằm thượt" itself is descriptive, it can be part of colloquial expressions emphasizing total fatigue or inactivity, e.g., "" (exhausted to the point of lying stretched out).

Học thuật

1. Lie stretched out