Definition

1. Verb:
   • To knock out (in boxing): To defeat an opponent in boxing by causing them to fall and be unable to stand up before the referee counts to ten.
   • To defeat decisively, to trounce: By extension, it means to defeat an opponent completely and decisively in any competition or conflict.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Võ sĩ đó đã đo ván đối thủ chỉ trong hiệp đầu tiên. (That boxer knocked out his opponent in the first round.)
  • Đội chủ nhà bị đo ván với tỉ số 5-0. (The home team was trounced with a score of 5-0.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị đo ván": to be knocked out; to suffer a decisive defeat.
  • Sau cú đấm mạnh, anh ta bị đo ván ngay lập tức. (After the powerful punch, he was knocked out immediately.)
• "đo ván nhanh": to knock out quickly; to defeat swiftly.
  • Chiến lược của họ là tấn công dồn dập để đo ván nhanh đối thủ. (Their strategy was to attack relentlessly to knock out the opponent quickly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Knock-out (n): (from English) The act of knocking someone out, or a victory achieved by a knockout. Often used in Vietnamese in sports contexts.
  • Chiến thắng knock-out. (A knockout victory.)
• Hạ đo ván: A synonymous phrase meaning to knock down/out decisively.
  • Anh ấy hạ đo ván đối thủ chỉ với một cú đấm. (He knocked down his opponent with just one punch.)

Synonyms

• Đánh bại: to defeat.
• Hạ gục: to bring down, to fell (can be used in both literal and figurative senses).

Related Idioms

• "Đo ván tức thì": Instant knockout. Emphasizes the speed and decisiveness of the victory.
  • Trận đấu kết thúc với một pha đo ván tức thì. (The match ended with an instant knockout.)
• "Thua đo ván": To lose by knockout; to suffer a crushing defeat.
  • Không đội nào muốn thua đo ván trên sân nhà. (No team wants to suffer a knockout defeat on their home ground.)

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