quặn quẹo

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Sợi dây thép quặn quẹo nằm trên mặt đất.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Twisted; coiled; contorted: Describes something that is bent, curved, or wound into a spiral or irregular shape, often implying a state of being tangled or not straight.
   • Warped; crooked: Can describe something that is physically bent out of its original or intended straight line.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sợi dây thép quặn quẹo. (The wire is twisted.)
  • Con đường quặn quẹo qua đồi. (The road winds crookedly through the hills.)
  • Cành cây khô quặn quẹo. (The dry branch is gnarled and contorted.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like a twisted or convoluted line of thinking, though this is less common.
  • Lý lẽ quặn quẹo. (Convoluted reasoning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quăn queo (adj): A variant form with the same meaning: twisted, coiled.
  • Sợi dây quăn queo. (The string is coiled.)

Synonyms

• Twisted: Bent out of shape.
• Coiled: Formed into a series of rings.
• Contorted: Twisted or bent into an unnatural shape.
• Winding: Having a twisting or spiral course.
• Crooked: Not straight; bent.

Related Idioms

• While "quặn quẹo" itself is not commonly used in many idioms, its meaning contributes to descriptive phrases about difficult or indirect paths.
  • Đường đời quặn quẹo. (The path of life is winding/twisted.)

Học thuật

1. như quăn queo