trau chuốt
Definition
- Verb:
- To polish (language/writing): To refine and improve the wording, style, or expression of a text or speech, making it more elegant, precise, and effective.
- To groom/To primp (appearance): To pay meticulous attention to one's personal appearance, dressing or grooming oneself carefully and meticulously.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà văn trau chuốt từng câu chữ trong bản thảo. (The writer polished every word in the manuscript.)
- Cô ấy luôn trau chuốt ngoại hình trước khi ra ngoài. (She always grooms her appearance before going out.)
- Bài phát biểu cần được trau chuốt hơn. (The speech needs to be polished more.)
Advanced Usage
- "trau chuốt lời văn": to polish one's writing style.
- Anh ấy dành nhiều thời gian để trau chuốt lời văn. (He spends a lot of time polishing his writing style.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trau dồi (v): to cultivate, to improve (knowledge, skills). This focuses on inner refinement, while "trau chuốt" focuses on external or formal refinement.
- Trau dồi kiến thức. (To cultivate knowledge.)
Synonyms
- Polish: To make something smooth and shiny, or to improve a skill.
- Refine: To improve something by making small changes.
- Groom: To make a person's appearance neat and tidy.
- Preen: To spend time making oneself look attractive.
Related Idioms
- "Chuốt lời, trau chữ": An idiom emphasizing the careful and artful refinement of words and language.
- Người viết văn phải biết chuốt lời, trau chữ. (A writer must know how to artfully refine their words.)
verb
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to polish, to smooth down
