sôi sục

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sôi sục

Nước trong ấm đang sôi sục trên bếp.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Seething, boiling: Describes a liquid, especially water, boiling very violently and vigorously.
    • Seething, fervent, intense: Describes emotions, passions, or atmospheres that are extremely agitated, heated, or intense, as if boiling over.

  2. Verb (less common):

    • To seethe, to boil over: To exhibit violent boiling or intense, agitated activity.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Nồi nước đang sôi sục. (The pot of water is boiling violently.)
    • Lòng căm thù sôi sục. (Seething hatred.)
    • Không khí trong sân vận động thật sôi sục. (The atmosphere in the stadium is intensely fervent.)

  • Verb:

    • Máu trong người anh ấy sôi sục vì phẫn nộ. (The blood in his veins seethed with indignation.)
Advanced Usage
  • Often used to intensify the state of boiling or agitation. The variant "sôi sùng sục" is an even stronger form, emphasizing a more tumultuous, rolling boil or more intense emotion.
    • Nước trong ấm sôi sùng sục. (The water in the kettle is boiling in great, rolling bubbles.)
    • Cuộc biểu tình diễn ra trong không khí sôi sùng sục. (The protest took place in a seething, tumultuous atmosphere.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Sôi (v): to boil (the basic, more general term).

    • Nước sôi ở 100 độ C. (Water boils at 100 degrees C.)

  • Sùng sục (onomatopoeic adv): describes the gurgling, bubbling sound of vigorous boiling, often paired with "sôi".

    • Nồi cháo sôi sùng sục. (The porridge is bubbling and boiling vigorously.)
Synonyms
  • Seething: (for emotions/atmosphere) filled with intense but unexpressed anger, excitement, or activity.
  • Boiling: (for liquids) at or near the boiling point; (for emotions) very angry or agitated.
  • Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
  • Tumultuous: making a loud, confused noise; excited, confused, or disorderly.
Related Idioms and Phrases

  • Sôi sục căm thù: to seethe with hatred.

    • Nhân dân sôi sục căm thù quân xâm lược. (The people seethed with hatred for the invaders.)

  • Cuộc sống sôi sục: a fervent, bustling, intense life.

    • Anh ấy thích cuộc sống sôi sục ở thành phố lớn. (He likes the intense, bustling life of a big city.)
sôi sục

Nước trong ấm đang sôi sục trên bếp.

  1. to seethe, to boil