đuối sức
Definition
- Adjective:
- Physically exhausted or weakened: Describes a state where one's physical strength is significantly depleted, often from prolonged exertion, illness, or lack of energy.
- Mentally or spiritually drained: Can describe a state of being worn out in spirit or resolve, feeling unable to continue struggling.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau cuộc thi marathon, tôi cảm thấy hoàn toàn đuối sức. (After the marathon, I felt completely exhausted.)
- Bệnh tật kéo dài khiến ông ấy ngày càng đuối sức. (The prolonged illness left him increasingly weakened.)
- Đối mặt với quá nhiều khó khăn, cô ấy bắt đầu đuối sức. (Facing too many difficulties, she began to feel drained.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to describe a progressive state of weakening, not just a momentary tiredness. It implies a decline from a previous state of relative strength.
Variants and Related Words
- Kiệt sức (adj): exhausted, depleted of strength. This is a stronger synonym, often implying total depletion.
- Mệt lả (adj): extremely tired, worn out.
- Đuối (adj): can mean exhausted or, in contexts like swimming, "to drown" or "to be out of one's depth," which is conceptually related to being overwhelmed.
Synonyms
- Exhausted: Drained of physical or mental strength.
- Weakened: Reduced in physical strength or vitality.
- Drained: Depleted of energy or resources.
- Fatigued: Worn out from exertion.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đuối sức đuối lực: A common reinforcing phrase meaning completely exhausted in both strength and capacity.
- Sau một ngày làm việc nặng nhọc, anh ấy đuối sức đuối lực. (After a day of hard labor, he was completely spent.)
- Xuống sức: To decline in strength or health.
- Thở không ra hơi: To be out of breath, gasping; often a symptom of being .