réo
Definition
- Verb:
- To call out loudly; to hail; to halloo: To shout or cry out in a sharp, prolonged, and often insistent manner to get someone's attention, typically from a distance.
- To ring insistently; to sound repeatedly: For a device like a telephone or bell to produce a prolonged, repeated, or urgent sound.
Usage Examples
Verb (to call out):
- Ai đó đang réo tên bạn ở ngoài hành lang. (Someone is calling out your name in the hallway.)
- Bác ấy réo người lái đò từ bên kia sông. (He hailed the ferryman from across the river.)
Verb (to ring insistently):
- Chuông điện thoại réo liên tục. (The telephone rang insistently.)
- Chuông báo thức réo ầm ĩ. (The alarm clock buzzed loudly.)
Advanced Usage
"Réo gọi": to call out persistently; to beckon.
- Tiếng chim réo gọi bình minh. (The birds' calls heralded the dawn.)
"Réo tên": to call out someone's name (often in a public or accusatory context).
- Anh ấy bị réo tên trong cuộc họp. (His name was called out during the meeting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Réo rắt (adj): describes a sound that is melodious, lilting, or trilling (often for music or a voice).
- Giọng hát réo rắt. (A lilting singing voice.)
Synonyms
- To hail: To call out to, especially to attract attention.
- To shout: To utter a loud call or cry.
- To ring: To make a clear, resonant sound (for bells).
Related Idioms
Réo như rang: To shout or yell very loudly and incessantly (comparing the sound to sizzling in a pan).
- Đứa trẻ khóc réo như rang. (The child was crying and yelling loudly.)
Réo trên đầu réo dưới chân: To be nagged or pestered constantly from all sides.
- Bị sếp và khách hàng réo liên tục, anh ấy thấy réo trên đầu réo dưới chân. (Being called constantly by his boss and clients, he felt pestered from all sides.)
verb
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to halloo; to call out to
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