trội
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Definition
Adjective:
- Dominant / Superior: Being noticeably higher, better, or more prominent than others of the same kind. It describes a state of clear advantage or precedence.
- Excessive / In surplus: Referring to an amount that is more than what is standard, expected, or needed, resulting in an excess.
Verb:
- To surpass / To exceed: To be greater or better than something else; to go beyond a certain limit, standard, or amount.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Cô ấy có năng khiếu trội về âm nhạc. (She has a dominant talent for music.)
- Số tiền chi tiêu bị trội so với ngân sách. (The spending amount was in excess compared to the budget.)
Verb:
- Anh ấy luôn trội hơn các đối thủ về kinh nghiệm. (He always surpasses his competitors in experience.)
- Chi phí đã trội lên rất nhiều. (The costs have exceeded by a lot.)
Advanced Usage
"Tính trội": (Biology) Dominant trait.
- Gen quy định mắt nâu là tính trội. (The gene for brown eyes is a dominant trait.)
Used in comparative structures: "trội hơn" (more dominant than, superior to).
- Mẫu xe này trội hơn về mặt tiết kiệm nhiên liệu. (This car model is superior in terms of fuel efficiency.)
Variants and Related Words
Vượt trội (adj): Outstanding, superior, excellent.
- Chất lượng vượt trội. (Outstanding quality.)
Trội hẳn (adj): Clearly/decidedly superior.
- Trình độ trội hẳn. (A decidedly superior level.)
Synonyms
- Surpass: To exceed, to be better than.
- Dominant: Prevailing, most influential.
- Exceed: To go beyond, to be greater than.
Related Idioms
Ăn trội: To have an unfair advantage or surplus (often used in games or bargaining).
- Anh ta được ăn trội ngay từ đầu ván bài. (He had an unfair advantage right from the start of the card game.)
Làm trội: To exaggerate, to make something seem more than it is.
- Đừng làm trội khó khăn lên. (Don't exaggerate the difficulties.)