rút lại
Definition
- Verb:
- To withdraw: To take back something that was previously said, offered, or given. This often applies to statements, accusations, offers, or money.
- To retract: To formally disavow or pull back a statement or opinion, declaring it no longer valid.
- To reduce to / To boil down to: To condense or summarize a complex situation into a simpler, core essence or outcome.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi muốn rút lại lời đề nghị của mình. (I want to withdraw my proposal.)
- Tờ báo buộc phải rút lại bài báo sai sự thật. (The newspaper was forced to retract the false article.)
- Mọi tranh cãi rút lại chỉ là một sự hiểu lầm. (All the arguments boil down to just a misunderstanding.)
Advanced Usage
- "rút lui": to retreat, to withdraw (often from a position, competition, or physical location). While related, this is a distinct compound verb.
- Đối thủ quyết định rút lui khỏi cuộc đua. (The opponent decided to withdraw from the race.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rút (v): to pull, to draw, to withdraw (a more general term).
- Anh ấy rút tiền từ máy ATM. (He withdraws money from the ATM.)
Synonyms
- Withdraw: To remove or take back.
- Retract: To take back a statement formally.
- Recant: To formally renounce a belief or statement.
- Revoke: To officially cancel.
Related Idioms
Rút kinh nghiệm: to learn from experience (literally: to withdraw experience).
- Sau thất bại, chúng tôi cần rút kinh nghiệm. (After the failure, we need to learn from the experience.)
Rút cục: in the end, ultimately (related to the "boil down to" meaning, indicating a final result).
- Rút cục thì mọi chuyện cũng ổn. (In the end, everything turned out fine.)