vứt bỏ
Definition
- Verb:
- To discard: To get rid of something because it is no longer wanted, useful, or needed.
- To abandon: To leave something or someone behind completely, often in a final way.
- To cast aside: To reject or dismiss something, such as an idea, habit, or emotion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy vứt bỏ những bức thư cũ. (He discarded the old letters.)
- Cô ấy quyết định vứt bỏ mọi lo lắng. (She decided to cast aside all her worries.)
- Họ đã vứt bỏ truyền thống đó. (They abandoned that tradition.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a decisive and often final act of rejection or disposal.
- Vứt bỏ quá khứ là điều không dễ. (To abandon the past is not easy.)
Variants and Related Words
Vứt (v): to throw away (can be less forceful or more casual than "vứt bỏ").
- Đừng vứt rác trên sàn. (Don't throw trash on the floor.)
Bỏ (v): to leave, to quit, to abandon.
- Anh ta bỏ thành phố về quê. (He left the city for the countryside.)
Synonyms
- Discard: To get rid of something unwanted.
- Abandon: To leave completely and finally.
- Jettison: To throw or drop something from a moving object; to reject an idea or plan.
- Cast off: To get rid of or abandon.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Vứt bỏ đi: An emphatic form meaning "to throw it away/discard it."
- Cái áo hỏng rồi, vứt bỏ đi. (The shirt is ruined, throw it away.)
Vứt bỏ sau lưng: To leave something behind (figuratively).
- Chúng ta nên vứt bỏ thù hận sau lưng. (We should leave hatred behind us.)