vây bọc
Definition
- Verb:
- To surround; to encircle: To form a circle or ring around something or someone, often completely.
- To envelop; to enclose: To cover or wrap something on all sides, creating a sense of being hemmed in or protected.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đám đông vây bọc gánh xiếc. (The crowd surrounded the circus troupe.)
- Binh lính vây bọc tòa thành. (The soldiers encircled the fortress.)
- Một cảm giác ấm áp vây bọc lấy cô. (A warm feeling enveloped her.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a tight, complete, and sometimes imposing or protective encirclement. It can be used for both physical and abstract forms of surrounding.
Variants and Related Words
- Vây (v): To surround, often with a more aggressive or military connotation (e.g., - to besiege).
- Bao vây (v): To besiege, to encircle. This is a close synonym but often emphasizes a strategic or hostile surrounding.
- Bọc (v): To wrap, to cover. The compound "vây bọc" combines the ideas of encircling () and wrapping ().
Synonyms
- Surround: To be all around something.
- Encircle: To form a circle around.
- Envelop: To completely cover or surround.
Related Idioms
- While "vây bọc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing being surrounded, such as (to be surrounded on all sides).