thúc ép
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Definition
Verb: - To force, to compel: To apply pressure or use authority to make someone do something they may not want to do, often urgently. - To goad, to press: To urge or push someone insistently and aggressively to take action or make a decision.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy không nên thúc ép con mình học quá nhiều. (He should not force his child to study too much.)
- Cô ấy cảm thấy bị thúc ép phải đưa ra câu trả lời ngay lập tức. (She felt pressed to give an answer immediately.)
- Họ thúc ép tôi ký hợp đồng trước khi tôi đọc kỹ. (They compelled me to sign the contract before I read it carefully.)
Advanced Usage
- "bị thúc ép": to be forced/compelled.
- Tôi làm điều đó vì bị thúc ép. (I did it because I was forced.)
- "thúc ép ai làm gì": to force someone to do something.
- Luật mới thúc ép các công ty phải giảm ô nhiễm. (The new law forces companies to reduce pollution.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ép buộc (verb): to coerce, to compel. (A close synonym, often used together with as "thúc ép, ép buộc").
- Thúc giục (verb): to urge, to hasten. (Focuses more on urging for speed rather than pure coercion).
- Cưỡng ép (verb): to enforce by coercion. (Stronger, with a connotation of violating one's will).
Synonyms
- Bắt buộc: to obligate, to make mandatory.
- Áp lực: to pressure (can be used as a verb or noun meaning 'pressure').
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a single verb, 'thúc ép' does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is typically modified by the object or context.
Related Idioms
- "Giục như giục tế": To urge someone as urgently as催促 a funeral procession. (This idiom conveys a sense of extreme and impatient urging, similar to the intense pressure implied by ).