ướt đề
Definition
- Adjective:
- Soaking wet and dirty; sodden and soiled: Describes something that is thoroughly wet, often unpleasantly so, and has become dirty or muddy because of the wetness. It implies a state of being drenched to the point of sogginess, typically from rain or liquid, resulting in a messy, unclean condition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sân ướt đề vì mưa phùn. (The yard is sodden and muddy because of the drizzle.)
- Quần áo ướt đề sau khi bị té xuống vũng nước. (The clothes were soaking wet and filthy after falling into the puddle.)
- Con đường đất trở nên ướt đề sau cơn mưa. (The dirt road became a muddy, soaked mess after the rain.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "ướt đề" is often used descriptively to emphasize not just wetness, but the resulting unpleasant, dirty state. It is more vivid and negative than simply saying "ướt" (wet).
Variants and Related Words
Ướt (adj): wet.
- Cái áo bị ướt. (The shirt is wet.)
Ướt sũng (adj): soaking wet, drenched.
- Người lính ướt sũng sau trận mưa. (The soldier was drenched after the rain.)
Synonyms
- Sodden: Heavy with water or moisture.
- Soggy: Wet and soft in an unpleasant way.
- Waterlogged: Saturated with water.
- Muddy: Covered in or full of mud.
Related Idioms
- Ướt như chuột lột: As wet as a skinned rat (idiom for being completely drenched).
- Về đến nhà, nó ướt như chuột lột. (Arriving home, he was soaked to the bone.)