Definition

1. Verb:
   • To urge: To strongly encourage or press someone to do something or to act more quickly.
   • To press / to hasten: To push for the completion or acceleration of a task or action.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ tôi thường đốc thúc tôi học bài. (My mother often urges me to study.)
  • Giám đốc đốc thúc nhân viên hoàn thành báo cáo. (The director pressed the staff to complete the report.)
  • Chúng tôi bị đốc thúc phải rời đi ngay lập tức. (We were hastened to leave immediately.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a sense of pressure or a need for prompt action, sometimes from a position of authority or concern.

Variants and Related Words

• Thúc giục (v): to urge, to prompt. This is a close synonym.
  • Cô ấy thúc giục tôi đưa ra quyết định. (She prompted me to make a decision.)
• Giục giã (v): to hurry someone along.
  • Anh ấy luôn giục giã mọi người. (He is always hurrying everyone along.)

Synonyms

• Urge: To strongly advise or try to persuade.
• Press: To insist on or demand action.
• Hasten: To cause something to happen more quickly.
• Exhort: To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.

Related Idioms

• While "đốc thúc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to contexts involving pressure and deadlines.

1. Urge