Definition

1. Động từ (Verb):

   • To spray: To eject a liquid or fine particles in a forceful, concentrated stream or jet.
   • To fizzle out / To fail to explode: (Of a firework, grenade, etc.) To fail to detonate properly, producing only a weak hissing sound or no explosion.
   • To go flat / To deflate: To lose air or pressure suddenly, becoming soft or collapsed.

2. Tính từ (Adjective):

   • Dull / Dingy / Murky: (Of a color) Lacking brightness or freshness; appearing dark, faded, or muddy.
   • Failed / Dud: Describing something that has failed to function as intended, especially an explosive device.

Usage Examples

• Động từ (Verb):

  • Tôi cần xịt nước hoa. (I need to spray perfume.)
  • Pháo chỉ xịt một tiếng rồi tắt. (The firecracker just fizzled out with a hiss and died.)
  • Lốp xe đạp của tôi bị xịt. (My bicycle tire has gone flat.)

• Tính từ (Adjective):

  • Bầu trời xám xịt trước cơn bão. (The sky was murky gray before the storm.)
  • Quả lựu đạn đó là quả xịt. (That grenade was a dud.)

Advanced Usage

• "xịt" as slang: In modern colloquial use, "xịt" can mean to fail completely or perform very poorly.
  • Bài thuyết trình của anh ấy bị xịt. (His presentation totally bombed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xịt thuốc (v): To spray medicine/pesticide.

  • Nông dân đang xịt thuốc cho cây. (The farmer is spraying pesticide on the plants.)

• Xịt mũi (v): To use a nasal spray.

  • Bác sĩ bảo tôi xịt mũi hai lần một ngày. (The doctor told me to use the nasal spray twice a day.)

Synonyms

• To spray: To squirt, to mist.
• To deflate: To go flat, to puncture.
• Dull: Gloomy, somber, lusterless.
• Dud: Failure, misfire.

Related Idioms

• Xám xịt: Gloomy and gray; a state of failure or bleak prospects.

  • Công việc làm ăn đang xám xịt. (The business prospects are looking very bleak.)

• Thâm xịt: A deep, dull, purplish-black color (often from a bruise).

  • Vết bầm trên tay cô ấy thâm xịt. (The bruise on her arm is a deep purple-black.)

verb

1. spray