Definition

1. Verb:

   • To sprain, to dislocate: To cause (a joint, bone, or limb) to be displaced from its normal position or connection, often resulting in injury.
   • To derail, to run off (the rails/track): To accidentally leave or be forced from the intended path, especially for a train or vehicle.
   • To miss, to fail, to be off-target: To not hit, reach, or achieve an intended target, goal, or correct answer.

2. Adjective:

   • Incorrect, wrong, off-target: Describing something that is not accurate, not correct, or not aligned properly.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to sprain):
  • Anh ấy bị trật mắt cá chân khi chơi bóng đá. (He sprained his ankle while playing soccer.)
  • Cô ấy trật tay khi ngã. (She dislocated her hand when she fell.)
• Verb (to derail):
  • Đoàn tàu bị trật bánh do một tảng đá trên đường ray. (The train derailed due to a rock on the track.)
• Verb (to miss):
  • Tôi trật mất chuyến xe buýt sáng nay. (I missed the bus this morning.)
  • Cú sút của anh ấy trật khung thành. (His shot missed the goal.)
• Adjective:
  • Câu trả lời của bạn hoàn toàn trật. (Your answer is completely wrong.)
  • Cái ốc vít này bị trật. (This screw is loose/not in the right position.)

Advanced Usage

• "trật đường ray": to derail (literally: to be off the rails).
  • Vụ tai nạn xảy ra khi tàu hỏa trật đường ray. (The accident happened when the train derailed.)
• "trật khớp": to dislocate (a joint).
  • Sau cú ngã, vai của ông ấy bị trật khớp. (After the fall, his shoulder was dislocated.)
• "trật tự": order, discipline. (Note: This is a compound word where "trật" contributes the meaning of correct sequence/rank).
  • Mọi người cần giữ trật tự trong thư viện. (Everyone needs to maintain order in the library.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trật tự (n): Order, discipline.
• Trật hướng (v/phr): To go off course, to deviate.
  • Máy bay trật hướng khỏi lộ trình. (The plane deviated from its route.)
• Trật bánh (v/phr): To derail (specifically for wheeled vehicles).

Synonyms

• Bong gân (v): To sprain (specifically for ligaments).
• Trượt (v): To slip, to miss (e.g., a chance).
• Sai (adj): Wrong, incorrect.
• Hụt (v): To miss (e.g., a target, an opportunity).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bị trật (passive phrase): To be sprained/dislocated/missed.
  • Chân tôi bị trật. (My leg is sprained.)
• Làm trật (causative phrase): To cause to sprain/derail/miss.
  • Cú ngã làm trật khớp vai anh ta. (The fall caused his shoulder to dislocate.)

Related Idioms

• "Đoán trật lất": To guess completely wrong.
  • Tôi cứ nghĩ anh ấy sẽ thắng, nhưng tôi đã đoán trật lất. (I thought he would win, but I guessed completely wrong.)
• "Trật như bắp rang": (Informal) To be very wrong/off the mark (literally: wrong like popcorn).
  • Dự báo thời tiết hôm nay trật như bắp rang. (Today's weather forecast was way off.)

verb

1. to sprain to run off to miss, to fail