rậm rạp
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Bushy, dense, luxuriant: Describes vegetation, foliage, or hair that is thick, closely packed, and abundant, often creating a sense of impenetrability or lushness.
- Overgrown, thickly grown: Refers to an area where plants, trees, or underbrush grow very closely together, covering the ground completely.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Khu rừng này cây cối rất rậm rạp. (The trees in this forest are very dense.)
- Mái tóc anh ấy rậm rạp và đen. (His hair is thick and black.)
- Họ đi lạc trong một khu vực rậm rạp đầy cây bụi. (They got lost in a thickly overgrown area full of bushes.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe something that is complex, intricate, or densely packed with elements, such as a dense argument or a complicated situation.
- Vấn đề ngày càng trở nên rậm rạp với nhiều chi tiết. (The issue is becoming increasingly dense with many details.)
Variants and Related Words
Rậm (adj): thick, dense (often used similarly but can be slightly less intense than "rậm rạp").
- Lông mày rậm (thick eyebrows).
Rậm rì (adj): whispering, murmuring (describing low, dense sounds, like whispers). Note: This is a homophone with a different meaning.
- Tiếng nói rậm rì trong góc phòng (murmuring voices in the corner of the room).
Synonyms
- Dense: thickly compacted.
- Lush: growing luxuriantly.
- Thick: having a large number of things close together.
- Overgrown: covered with uncontrolled growth.
Antonyms
- Thưa thớt: sparse, thinly scattered.
- Loãng: thin, dilute.
Related Idioms
- Rậm rạp như rừng: as dense as a jungle. Used to emphasize extreme thickness or complexity.
- Giấy tờ thủ tục ở đây rậm rạp như rừng. (The paperwork procedures here are as dense as a jungle.)
- Bushy, dense