tô điểm
Definition
- Verb:
- To embellish: To make something more attractive by adding decorative details or features.
- To adorn: To decorate or add beauty to something, often for a special occasion.
- To make up: To apply cosmetics to enhance one's appearance (this usage is less common and often part of the compound "tô son điểm phấn").
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy tô điểm cho căn phòng bằng những bông hoa tươi. (She adorned the room with fresh flowers.)
- Mùa xuân tô điểm cho núi rừng bằng sắc xanh mơn mởn. (Spring embellishes the mountains and forests with tender green hues.)
- Tác giả tô điểm cho câu chuyện bằng những chi tiết hư cấu. (The author embellished the story with fictional details.)
Advanced Usage
- "tô son điểm phấn": Literally "to apply lipstick and powder," this idiom means to embellish or prettify, often superficially or deceptively.
- Bài báo đó chỉ tô son điểm phấn cho sự thật. (That article just prettifies the truth.)
Variants and Related Words
Trang điểm (v): To apply makeup (specifically to one's face).
- Cô ấy trang điểm trước khi đi dự tiệc. (She applied makeup before going to the party.)
Trang trí (v): To decorate, to ornament (often for spaces or objects).
- Họ trang trí nhà cửa để đón Giáng Sinh. (They decorated the house for Christmas.)
Synonyms
- Embellish: To beautify by adding ornamentation.
- Adorn: To make more pleasing or attractive.
- Decorate: To add something to make more attractive.
Related Idioms
Tô hồng: Literally "to paint pink," meaning to portray something in an overly optimistic or idealized way.
- Đừng tô hồng thực tế khó khăn. (Don't paint an overly rosy picture of the difficult reality.)
Tô vẽ: To embellish or fabricate (a story, facts).
- Anh ta thích tô vẽ thêm cho câu chuyện của mình. (He likes to embellish his stories.)
verb
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to embellish, to adorn, to make up
