sục sạo
Definition
- Verb:
- To scour, to search thoroughly: The primary meaning of "sục sạo" is to search a place very carefully, thoroughly, and often intrusively, looking into every corner or part of an area.
- To rummage, to ransack: It implies a vigorous, sometimes rough, search through items or spaces, often causing disarray.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát sục sạo căn nhà để tìm bằng chứng. (The police scoured the house for evidence.)
- Bà ấy sục sạo trong ngăn kéo để tìm chìa khóa. (She rummaged through the drawer to find the key.)
- Lũ trẻ sục sạo khắp vườn tìm quả bóng. (The children searched all over the garden for the ball.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb "sục sạo" often carries a connotation of a persistent, diligent, and sometimes forceful search. It is not a casual look but a determined effort to find something by examining a place very closely.
Variants and Related Words
- Lục lọi (verb): to rummage, to search through things. This is a close synonym but may imply slightly less thoroughness or physical coverage of an area than "sục sạo."
- Sục (verb): to probe, to poke into. This is the root verb, suggesting a penetrating or intrusive action.
Synonyms
- Scour: to search a place thoroughly.
- Ransack: to search a place, causing disorder.
- Comb: to search a place meticulously and systematically.
Related Idioms
- While "sục sạo" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to phrases describing intense searches, such as (to search/scour everywhere).
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to scour, to search
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