trờn

Cái đinh vít trờn khi anh ấy cố vặn nó vào gỗ.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Stripped / Slipped: Describes a screw, bolt, or threaded object whose threads have become worn, damaged, or smoothed out, causing it to fail to grip or turn properly without biting into the material.
   • Smooth / Slick: Can describe a surface that is overly smooth, causing a lack of traction or grip.

2. Verb:

   • To slip / to skid: To slide or glide without gripping, often resulting in a loss of intended motion or control.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Đinh ốc đã bị trờn, không thể vặn được nữa. (The screw is stripped and can no longer be turned.)
  • Mặt đường trơn trờn sau cơn mưa. (The road surface is slick after the rain.)

• Verb:

  • Bánh xe trờn trên mặt băng. (The wheel skids on the icy surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm trờn": to strip (threads).
  • Anh ta vặn quá mạnh làm trờn ren đinh vít. (He turned it too forcefully and stripped the screw's threads.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trơn trờn (adj): very smooth or slippery.
  • Cẩn thận, sàn nhà trơn trờn đấy. (Be careful, the floor is very slippery.)

Synonyms

• Stripped (for threads).
• Smooth.
• Slick.
• To skid.

Related Idioms

• Trờn như con ngao: (Slippery as a clam) – Used to describe someone or something that is very difficult to catch, hold, or pin down.
  • Tên trộm đó trờn như con ngao, cảnh sát khó bắt lắm. (That thief is slippery as an eel; the police find it hard to catch him.)