bét

Thân thiện

Anh ấy đứng bét lớp trong kỳ thi vừa rồi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • At the bottom of the scale, least, last, lowest, worst: Used to describe the lowest position in a ranking, classification, or evaluation.
   • (Used after a verb or another adjective) Utterly, completely, totally (in a negative sense): Used as an intensifier to emphasize that something is extremely wrong, bad, or in a state of complete failure or mess.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Lowest rank):

  • Nó đứng bét lớp. (He is the last in his class.)
  • Đội đó xếp hạng bét trong giải đấu. (That team is ranked last in the tournament.)

• Adjective (As an intensifier):

  • Tính toán của anh ấy sai bét rồi. (His calculations are completely wrong.)
  • Kế hoạch đó hỏng bét. (That plan failed utterly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bét ra": Used to express a minimum, worst-case scenario, often to reassure or set a baseline.
  • Bét ra thì chúng ta cũng sẽ hoàn thành được một nửa công việc. (At the very least, we will complete half of the work.)
• "Nát bét": Describes something being in a state of complete ruin, disarray, or failure.
  • Căn nhà bị bom đạn làm nát bét. (The house was completely destroyed by bombs and shells.)
  • Dự án đó giờ nát bét cả rồi. (That project is now in total shambles.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bét bè bét bét: A reduplicative form for emphasis, meaning "completely and utterly the worst/last" or "in a complete mess."
  • Bài thi của nó bét bè bét bét. (His exam result was absolutely the worst.)
• Chót bét: A synonym emphasizing the very last position.
  • Anh ấy về chót bét trong cuộc đua. (He finished dead last in the race.)

Synonyms

• Chót: Last, bottom (often in ranking).
• Tệ nhất: The worst.
• Thấp nhất: The lowest.
• Hỏng toẹt / Hỏng bét: Completely broken/failed (as an intensifier).
• Sai toẹt / Sai bét: Completely wrong (as an intensifier).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: 'Bét' is an adjective and is not typically used to form phrasal verbs. Its combinations are usually with adjectives or verbs to form descriptive phrases.) - Thiếu bét: To have an utter shortage. - Kho hàng thiếu bét nguyên liệu. (The warehouse has a severe shortage of materials.) - Xếp bét: To be ranked last. - Công ty này xếp bét về dịch vụ khách hàng. (This company is ranked last in customer service.)

Related Idioms

• Bét như bồ hóng: (Vulgar, colloquial) To be at the very bottom, to be completely terrible. Literally, "as low/black as soot."
  • Kết quả kinh doanh năm nay bét như bồ hóng. (This year's business results are absolutely terrible.)

Học thuật

adj

1. At the bottom of the scale, least, last, lowest, worst
   • hạng bét
     the lowest class
   • đứng bét lớp
     to be the last in one's class
   • có bét cũng thu hoạch bốn tấn một hecta
     to reap at last four tons per ha
2. dùng phụ sau động từ hoặc tính từ) Utterly wrong..
   • tính sai bét
     calculations are utterly wrong
   • thiếu bét
     an utter shortage (omission...)
   • công việc nát bét
     the job is in an utter confusion, the job is in an utter mess