uốn quanh

Thân thiện

Dòng suối nhỏ uốn quanh những tảng đá lớn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Meandering, tortuous; twisty: Describes something that curves or winds in a series of bends, not following a straight path. It often refers to roads, rivers, or paths.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường uốn quanh sườn núi. (The road meanders around the mountainside.)
  • Dòng sông uốn quanh ngôi làng. (The river winds around the village.)
  • Lối đi uốn quanh trong khu vườn. (The path twists through the garden.)

Advanced Usage

• Describing abstract concepts: Can be used metaphorically to describe a non-linear process or narrative.
  • Câu chuyện uốn quanh với nhiều tình tiết bất ngờ. (The story twists and turns with many unexpected plot points.)

Variants and Related Words

• Uốn lượn (verb/adjective): To undulate; to curve in a smooth, wave-like manner.
  • Rồng uốn lượn trên bầu trời. (A dragon undulates in the sky.)
• Quanh co (adjective): Winding, circuitous; often implies unnecessary complexity or indirectness.
  • Lời giải thích quanh co. (A roundabout explanation.)

Synonyms

• Ngoằn ngoèo (adjective): Zigzag, serpentine.
• Khúc khuỷu (adjective): Full of sharp bends; rugged (often for roads).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Uốn quanh co (phrase): To wind and twist extensively.
  • Con suối nhỏ uốn quanh co giữa những tảng đá. (The small stream winds and twists between the rocks.)

Related Idioms

• Đường đời uốn quanh: The winding road of life. (A metaphor for life's unpredictable and non-linear journey.)
  • Đường đời uốn quanh, ai mà đoán trước được. (Life's path is winding; who can predict it?)

Học thuật

adjective

1. meandering, tortuous; twisty