ướt sũng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Soaking wet / drenched: Completely and thoroughly wet, as if saturated with liquid. This describes a state where an object or person has absorbed a large amount of water or another liquid.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Quần áo tôi ướt sũng sau cơn mưa. (My clothes were soaking wet after the rain.)
- Cậu bé bước vào nhà, người ướt sũng. (The boy stepped into the house, his body drenched.)
- Chiếc khăn ướt sũng nước. (The towel is soaking wet with water.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "ướt sũng" is often used for emphasis, indicating an extreme degree of wetness beyond just being damp or moist. It can be used literally for physical wetness or metaphorically to describe something thoroughly permeated with a non-liquid substance (e.g., sweat, tears).
Variants and Related Words
- Ướt (adj): wet. This is the general, less intense term.
- Tóc cô ấy ướt. (Her hair is wet.)
- Đẫm (adj): soaked, drenched (often used with liquids like sweat, tears, or blood).
- Áo anh ấy đẫm mồ hôi. (His shirt is soaked with sweat.)
Synonyms
- Soaked: thoroughly wet.
- Drenched: wet through and through.
- Sodden: heavy with water or moisture.
- Saturated: holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed.
Related Idioms
- Ướt như chuột lột: (as wet as a skinned mouse) – an idiom meaning completely drenched.
- Về đến nhà, nó ướt như chuột lột. (When he got home, he was as wet as a drowned rat.)