quặn
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To writhe (in pain): To twist and contort one's body, especially as an involuntary reaction to a sharp, cramping, or spasmodic internal pain.
- To cramp / To spasm: To experience a sudden, tight, and painful contraction of muscles, typically internal (e.g., abdominal or intestinal muscles).
Adjective:
- (Of pain) Griping / Cramping / Twisting: Describes a type of pain that is sharp, intermittent, and feels like a tight squeezing or twisting inside the body.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bệnh nhân quặn lên vì đau bụng dữ dội. (The patient writhed in severe abdominal pain.)
- Nghe tin đó, lòng tôi quặn lại. (Hearing that news, my heart twisted [with emotion].)
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy bị những cơn đau quặn ở bụng. (She suffered from griping pains in her abdomen.)
Advanced Usage
- "quặn thắt": To twist and tighten intensely; often used for both physical and emotional pain, emphasizing a constricting sensation.
- Nỗi đau quặn thắt trong lòng. (The pain twisted and tightened in [his/her] heart.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quằn quại (verb): To writhe convulsively or violently, often implying a more extreme or prolonged state of agony.
- Anh ta quằn quại trên giường bệnh. (He writhed convulsively on the sickbed.)
Synonyms
- Writhe: To twist the body in pain.
- Cramp: A painful, involuntary contraction.
- Convulse: To shake violently, often from pain or illness.
- Griping: (Of pain) Sharp and intermittent, like a grip.
Related Idioms
- Đau quặn lòng / Quặn đau trong lòng: To feel a wrenching/twisting pain in one's heart; to be deeply pained or distressed emotionally.
- Nhìn cảnh ấy, ai cũng đau quặn lòng. (Seeing that scene, everyone felt a wrenching pain in their heart.)
- writhe in pain
- quặn đau bụngto writhe in pain from a belly-ache