thụt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To retract; to pull in: To draw a part of the body or an object back into itself or into a main structure.
- To recede; to be set back: To be positioned further back from a line or surface compared to something else.
- To sink in; to become mired: To subside or become stuck in a soft substance like mud or mire.
- To pump; to inject: To force a liquid or substance in or out using a pump, syringe, or similar tool.
- (Informal) To pilfer; to embezzle: To secretly steal money, especially from a common fund or treasury.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con rùa thụt đầu vào mai. (The turtle retracts its head into its shell.)
- Ngôi nhà này xây thụt vào so với mặt đường. (This house is built set back from the road.)
- Xe bị thụt bánh trong bùn. (The vehicle's wheels sank into the mud.)
- Bác sĩ cần thụt thuốc cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor needs to administer an enema to the patient.)
- Hắn bị phát hiện thụt tiền của công ty. (He was caught embezzling company money.)
Advanced Usage
"thụt thò": to pop in and out; to appear and disappear furtively.
- Đứa trẻ thụt thò sau cánh cửa. (The child is peeking in and out from behind the door.)
"thụt két": (slang) to embezzle; to skim money from a fund.
- Kế toán bị tình nghi thụt két. (The accountant is suspected of embezzlement.)
Variants and Related Words
Thụt lùi (v): to move backward; to regress.
- Đất nước không thể thụt lùi. (The country cannot move backward.)
Bơm thụt (n): a pump or syringe used for injection or pumping.
Synonyms
- Retract: to draw back.
- Recede: to move back or away.
- Inject: to force a fluid into something.
- Embezzle: to steal (money) placed in one's trust.
Related Idioms
- Thụt đầu dê: (literally: to retract like a goat's head) to act cowardly or to avoid responsibility.
- Gặp khó khăn là nó lại thụt đầu dê. (Whenever there's difficulty, he pulls his head in like a goat [avoids it].)
verb
- to pull back, to recede to pump out; to shoot