trầm trọng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Serious, severe, grave: Describes a state, condition, or situation that is very bad, intense, or has the potential to lead to extremely harmful consequences. It emphasizes a high degree of severity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tình hình dịch bệnh ngày càng trầm trọng. (The epidemic situation is becoming increasingly serious.)
- Anh ấy mắc một lỗi lầm trầm trọng trong công việc. (He made a grave mistake at work.)
- Bệnh nhân đang trong tình trạng trầm trọng. (The patient is in a critical condition.)
Advanced Usage
- "trở nên trầm trọng": to become serious/grave, to worsen.
- Mối quan hệ giữa hai nước trở nên trầm trọng sau sự cố. (The relationship between the two countries became serious after the incident.)
- "ở mức trầm trọng": at a serious/critical level.
- Ô nhiễm không khí đã ở mức trầm trọng. (Air pollution has reached a critical level.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trầm (adj): deep, low, profound. (Note: While "trầm" is a root, "trầm trọng" is a fixed compound adjective).
- Nghiêm trọng (adj): serious, grave. (A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "trầm trọng").
Synonyms
- Nghiêm trọng: serious, grave.
- Nguy kịch: critical, perilous (often for health).
- Nặng: heavy, severe (can be used for conditions or illnesses).
Common Collocations
- Bệnh trầm trọng: serious/grave illness.
- Khủng hoảng trầm trọng: severe crisis.
- Hậu quả trầm trọng: grave consequences.
- Vấn đề trầm trọng: serious problem.
- Tình trạng trầm trọng: serious/critical condition.
adj
- serious