trật
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Definition
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.
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.)