tràn ngập
Definition
- Verb:
- To flood / to inundate: To cover or fill an area completely with water, often due to overflow or high tide.
- To flood / to swamp / to saturate: To be present in an overwhelming or excessive quantity, filling a space or market.
- To fill / to overwhelm: To permeate or engulf a person, heart, or mind with a powerful emotion or feeling.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nước lũ tràn ngập các con phố. (Floodwater flooded the streets.)
- Đồ chơi rẻ tiền tràn ngập thị trường. (Cheap toys flooded the market.)
- Niềm hạnh phúc tràn ngập trong trái tim cô ấy. (Happiness filled her heart.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts (e.g., light, sound, memories) filling a space completely.
- Ánh nắng tràn ngập căn phòng. (Sunlight flooded the room.)
- Ký ức tràn ngập tâm trí anh ấy. (Memories overwhelmed his mind.)
Variants and Related Words
Tràn (v): to overflow, to spill.
- Nước tràn ra khỏi cốc. (The water overflowed from the glass.)
Ngập (v): to be submerged, to be inundated.
- Thành phố bị ngập sau cơn bão. (The city was submerged after the storm.)
Synonyms
- Flood: To cover with water or to arrive in large quantities.
- Overwhelm: To overpower emotionally or in quantity.
- Permeate: To spread throughout.
- Saturate: To fill completely.
Related Idioms
Tràn ngập cảm xúc: To be overwhelmed with emotion.
- Cô ấy tràn ngập cảm xúc khi nhận quà. (She was overwhelmed with emotion when receiving the gift.)
Tràn ngập sắc màu: To be awash with color; vividly colorful.
- Khu vườn tràn ngập sắc màu vào mùa xuân. (The garden was awash with color in spring.)