thét
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To scream, to shriek: To utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry, often due to strong emotion such as anger, fear, pain, or command.
- To yell, to roar: To shout or cry out very loudly and forcefully, as in giving an order or expressing fury.
- To anneal (metal): To heat and then cool (gold, silver) to make it soft and malleable. This is a specialized, less common meaning.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to scream/shout):
- Nó thét lên vì sợ hãi. (He screamed in fear.)
- Huấn luyện viên thét chỉ dẫn cho cầu thủ. (The coach yelled instructions to the player.)
- Gió thét qua khe cửa. (The wind howled through the door crack.)
- Verb (to anneal):
- Người thợ kim hoàn thét vàng trước khi tạo hình. (The jeweler annealed the gold before shaping it.)
Advanced Usage
- "thét vào mặt": to scream/yell in someone's face.
- Anh ta tức giận và thét vào mặt đối thủ. (He was angry and screamed in his opponent's face.)
- "thét lên": to cry out, to exclaim (often suddenly).
- Cô ấy thét lên khi nhìn thấy con nhện. (She shrieked when she saw the spider.)
Variants and Related Words
- La thét (v): to shout and scream, to bawl (implies a more chaotic or prolonged noisy shouting).
- Đừng có la thét trong bệnh viện. (Don't shout and scream in the hospital.)
- Hét (v): to yell, to shout. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "thét," though "hét" can be slightly more common in everyday speech.
- Nó hét lên: "Chạy đi!" (He yelled, "Run!")
Synonyms
- Scream: to utter a long, loud, piercing cry.
- Shriek: to utter a sharp, shrill cry.
- Yell: to shout loudly, especially to command attention.
- Howl: to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry (like the wind or an animal).
Related Idioms
- Thét như thằng điên: to scream like a madman; to shout uncontrollably and irrationally.
- Anh ấy tức giận, thét như thằng điên. (He was furious, screaming like a madman.)
- Khóc thét lên: to let out a scream while crying; to cry out with a shriek.
- Đứa bé ngã đau, khóc thét lên. (The child fell painfully and cried out with a shriek.)