vắng bặt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely silent and absent; utterly without a trace or sign: Describes a state where there is a total absence of sound, news, or presence, often implying an unexpected or concerning silence after previous activity or communication.
- To fall completely silent; to cease all activity or communication entirely: Often used to describe a person or thing that has become silent or inactive to an absolute degree.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau cơn bão, tiếng chim hót vắng bặt. (After the storm, the birdsong fell completely silent.)
- Anh ấy hứa sẽ viết thư, nhưng rồi tin tức vắng bặt suốt nhiều tháng. (He promised to write, but then news was utterly absent for many months.)
- Mọi sự phản đối đã vắng bặt sau tuyên bố của chủ tịch. (All opposition fell completely silent after the chairman's statement.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a connotation of emptiness or abandonment that is felt deeply, not just a simple absence. It is frequently used in literary or emotional contexts.
- It can describe the cessation of something that was once constant or expected, creating a noticeable void.
Variants and Related Words
- Vắng tanh (adj): describes a place as being completely deserted or empty of people.
- Vắng lặng (adj): describes a state of quietness or stillness, but less absolute than "vắng bặt."
Synonyms
- Completely silent: Having no sound at all.
- Utterly absent: Being gone without any trace.
- To cease entirely: To stop completely and finally.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Tin tức vắng bặt: News has completely dried up; there is a total lack of communication.
- Người thám hiểm biến mất, và tin tức vắng bặt từ đó. (The explorer vanished, and news has been completely absent since then.)
- Vắng bặt âm thanh: A complete absence of sound; dead silence.
- Trong khu rừng già, đôi khi vắng bặt âm thanh một cách kỳ lạ. (In the old forest, sound sometimes falls completely silent in a strange way.)