ủ rũ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Drooping, wilted (for plants): Describes plants, leaves, or flowers that are limp, withered, and lacking vitality, often due to lack of water or extreme heat.
- Gloomy, dejected, downcast (for people or animals): Describes a person's or animal's appearance, demeanor, or expression as being visibly sad, listless, dispirited, and lacking energy or spirit.
Usage Examples
- For plants:
- Những cây hoa hồng trông ủ rũ sau đợt nắng nóng. (The rose bushes look wilted after the heatwave.)
- For people/animals:
- Cậu bé ngồi ủ rũ trong phòng sau khi nghe tin buồn. (The boy sat dejected in his room after hearing the sad news.)
- Con chó nằm ủ rũ dưới gầm bàn, đôi mắt buồn thiu. (The dog lay listless under the table, its eyes full of sorrow.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "ủ rũ" often implies a visible, physical manifestation of sadness or lack of vitality, not just an internal feeling. It paints a picture of someone or something literally "sagging" under the weight of sorrow or exhaustion.
- It can describe an overall posture or atmosphere, not just a facial expression.
- Cả căn phòng mang một vẻ ủ rũ và lạnh lẽo. (The whole room had a gloomy and cold atmosphere.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rũ rượi (adj): Extremely limp, exhausted, or bedraggled (often from being wet or tired), sometimes overlapping with the tired aspect of "ủ rũ".
- Người lính trở về sau trận đánh, quần áo rũ rượi. (The soldier returned from battle, his clothes bedraggled.)
Synonyms
- Wilted, drooping: (for plants).
- Dejected, downcast, gloomy, dispirited, listless, morose: (for people/animals).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Mặt mày ủ rũ: A common phrase meaning "a gloomy face" or "a downcast expression."
- Sao hôm nay mặt mày cậu ủ rũ thế? (Why do you look so downcast today?)
- Dáng người ủ rũ: Describes a person's slumped, spiritless posture.
- Dáng người ủ rũ của anh ấy cho thấy một nỗi thất vọng lớn. (His slumped posture showed great disappointment.)