run rẩy
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Definition
Verb:
- To tremble uncontrollably: To shake or quiver involuntarily, often due to fear, cold, illness, or strong emotion. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- To shiver: To shake slightly and uncontrollably, typically as a reaction to cold or fever.
Adjective (Descriptive Verb):
- Trembling / Shaky: Describing a state of constant, visible shaking, often conveying fear or weakness.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Cậu bé run rẩy vì lạnh. (The boy trembled uncontrollably from the cold.)
- Nghe tin dữ, bà cụ run rẩy cả người. (Hearing the bad news, the old woman trembled all over.)
- Tay anh ấy run rẩy khi cầm lá thư. (His hands were trembling as he held the letter.)
Adjective:
- Giọng nói run rẩy của cô ấy tố cáo nỗi sợ hãi. (Her trembling voice betrayed her fear.)
- Nó đứng đó với vẻ mặt run rẩy. (He stood there with a shaky, fearful expression.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "run rẩy" often implies a more intense, visible, and sustained state of shaking than the simpler verb "run". It frequently carries a strong connotation of fear, vulnerability, or severe physical distress.
- In medical contexts, it can describe tremors associated with fever, shock, or neurological conditions.
Variants and Related Words
Run (v): to shake, to tremble. A more general term for trembling.
- Chân tôi run vì hồi hộp. (My legs are shaking from nervousness.)
Lập cập (v/adj): to totter, to be unsteady (often from weakness or age), sometimes involving slight shaking.
- Ông cụ bước đi lập cập. (The old man walked with tottering steps.)
Synonyms
- Tremble: To shake involuntarily.
- Shiver: To tremble, especially from cold or fear.
- Quake: To shake or tremble violently.
- Shudder: To tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
Related Idioms
Run như cầy sấy: To tremble like a leaf; to shake violently.
- Sợ hãi, nó run như cầy sấy. (Terrified, he shook like a leaf.)
Run rẩy cầm cập: To be shaking and chattering (from cold or fear).
- Ngồi trong tuyết, họ run rẩy cầm cập. (Sitting in the snow, they were shaking and chattering.)
- Tremble uncontrollably