o ép

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To coerce; to pressure: To compel someone to do something through force, threats, or undue psychological pressure.
    • To constrain; to force: To restrict someone's freedom of action or choice, often in an oppressive manner.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Anh đừng o ép nó phải đồng ý. (Don't coerce him into agreeing.)
    • Cô ấy cảm thấy bị o ép phải từ chức. (She felt pressured to resign.)
    • Quyết định đi, tôi không muốn o ép anh. (You decide; I don't want to force you.)
Advanced Usage
  • The verb is often used in the passive form "bị o ép", meaning "to be coerced" or "to be under pressure."
    • Nhiều công nhân bị o ép làm thêm giờ mà không được trả lương. (Many workers are coerced into working overtime without pay.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Ép buộc (v): to compel, to obligate by force.

    • Không ai có quyền ép buộc bạn làm điều trái luật. (No one has the right to compel you to do something illegal.)

  • Cưỡng ép (v): to force, to impose against someone's will.

    • Hành vi cưỡng ép là vi phạm pháp luật. (The act of forcing someone is a violation of the law.)
Synonyms
  • Coerce: To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.
  • Pressure: To strongly persuade or influence someone.
  • Compel: To force or oblige someone to do something.
Related Idioms
  • While "o ép" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing forced situations.
    • Bắt cá lên khỏi nước: Literally "to force a fish out of water," meaning to put someone in a difficult, unnatural, or coerced position.
  1. Coerce; be under coercion
    • Bị o ép
      to be under coercion

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