đắm
Definition
- Verb:
- To sink; to go under water: Refers to the action of an object or vessel descending below the surface of water.
- To be shipwrecked; to suffer a maritime disaster: Specifically refers to a boat or ship sinking.
- To be deeply immersed or engrossed (in a state or emotion): Used figuratively to describe being completely absorbed, captivated, or lost in something, such as a feeling, thought, or activity.
Usage Examples
- Literal meaning (to sink):
- Chiếc thuyền nhỏ có thể đắm trong cơn bão. (The small boat could sink in the storm.)
- Tàu chở hàng đã đắm ngoài khơi. (The cargo ship sank offshore.)
- Figurative meaning (to be engrossed):
- Anh ấy đắm mình trong công việc nghiên cứu. (He immersed himself in research work.)
- Cô ấy đắm chìm trong những kỷ niệm buồn. (She was lost in sad memories.)
Advanced Usage
- "đắm đuối": To be passionately in love; to be infatuated. This is a compound word where "đắm" combines with "đuối" (weak, exhausted) to intensify the meaning of being helplessly absorbed.
- Anh ta nhìn cô ấy với ánh mắt đắm đuối. (He looked at her with an infatuated gaze.)
- "đắm say": To be fervently engrossed or enchanted. Another compound intensifying "đắm".
- Khán giả đắm say theo từng nốt nhạc. (The audience was enthralled by every note of music.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đắm chìm (verb phrase): To be submerged, drowned, or deeply lost in. Often used figuratively.
- Đắm chìm trong suy tư. (To be lost in thought.)
- Chìm đắm (verb): Synonymous with "đắm chìm", meaning to sink or be deeply immersed.
- Đắm tàu (verb phrase): To suffer a shipwreck.
- Tin tức về vụ đắm tàu gây chấn động. (The news of the shipwreck was shocking.)
Synonyms
- Chìm (verb): To sink, to submerge. (More general for sinking).
- Chết đuối (verb): To drown. (Specifically for living beings).
- Mê mẩn (verb): To be fascinated, enchanted. (Figurative, for being captivated).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs / Verb Phrases)
- Đắm mình vào: To immerse oneself in, to plunge into (an activity or state).
- Cô ấy đắm mình vào việc đọc sách. (She immersed herself in reading books.)
Related Idioms
- Đắm thuyền vớ được cọc: Literally "to sink a boat and catch a stake". This idiom implies a paradoxical or unexpected gain from a loss, similar to "a blessing in disguise". It uses the literal sense of "đắm" (sinking).
- Dự án thất bại nhưng anh học được nhiều bài học quý - đúng là đắm thuyền vớ được cọc. (The project failed but he learned many valuable lessons - it's truly a blessing in disguise.)
verb
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to sink; to suffer shipwreck
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