suy sút

Thân thiện

Sức khỏe của ông ấy đã suy sút rõ rệt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To deteriorate, to decline, to worsen: To become progressively weaker, lower in quality, or less effective over time. It describes a gradual negative change in condition, ability, or state.
   • To wane, to diminish: To decrease in intensity, strength, or vitality.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sức khỏe của ông ấy suy sút nhanh chóng sau trận ốm. (His health deteriorated rapidly after the illness.)
  • Chất lượng dịch vụ tại khách sạn này đã suy sút đáng kể. (The service quality at this hotel has declined significantly.)
  • Tinh thần của đội bóng bắt đầu suy sút sau bàn thua. (The team's morale began to wane after the conceded goal.)

Advanced Usage

• "suy sút tinh thần": to be mentally/emotionally depleted, to be in low spirits.
  • Cô ấy rơi vào tình trạng suy sút tinh thần sau biến cố. (She fell into a state of mental depletion after the incident.)

Variants and Related Words

• Suy giảm (v): to decrease, to diminish (often used for measurable things like numbers, strength, influence).
  • Sức ảnh hưởng của họ đang suy giảm. (Their influence is diminishing.)
• Suy yếu (v): to weaken, to become feeble (emphasizes loss of strength or power).
  • Nền kinh tế đang suy yếu. (The economy is weakening.)

Synonyms

• Deteriorate: To become progressively worse.
• Decline: To move to a lower state or level; to weaken.
• Wane: To decrease in vigor, power, or extent.
• Diminish: To make or become less.

Related Idioms

• Suy sụp (v): to collapse, to break down (more severe and often sudden than "suy sút," implying a complete failure of system, health, or spirit).
  • Sau cú sốc, ông ấy hoàn toàn suy sụp. (After the shock, he completely broke down.)

Học thuật

1. Deteriorate, grow worse
   • Năng lực suy sút
     His capacity has deteriorated