réo
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Definition
- Verb:
- To call out loudly; to hail; to halloo: To shout or cry out in a sharp, prolonged, and often insistent manner to get someone's attention, typically from a distance.
- To ring insistently; to sound repeatedly: For a device like a telephone or bell to produce a prolonged, repeated, or urgent sound.
Usage Examples
Verb (to call out):
- Ai đó đang réo tên bạn ở ngoài hành lang. (Someone is calling out your name in the hallway.)
- Bác ấy réo người lái đò từ bên kia sông. (He hailed the ferryman from across the river.)
Verb (to ring insistently):
- Chuông điện thoại réo liên tục. (The telephone rang insistently.)
- Chuông báo thức réo ầm ĩ. (The alarm clock buzzed loudly.)
Advanced Usage
"Réo gọi": to call out persistently; to beckon.
- Tiếng chim réo gọi bình minh. (The birds' calls heralded the dawn.)
"Réo tên": to call out someone's name (often in a public or accusatory context).
- Anh ấy bị réo tên trong cuộc họp. (His name was called out during the meeting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Réo rắt (adj): describes a sound that is melodious, lilting, or trilling (often for music or a voice).
- Giọng hát réo rắt. (A lilting singing voice.)
Synonyms
- To hail: To call out to, especially to attract attention.
- To shout: To utter a loud call or cry.
- To ring: To make a clear, resonant sound (for bells).
Related Idioms
Réo như rang: To shout or yell very loudly and incessantly (comparing the sound to sizzling in a pan).
- Đứa trẻ khóc réo như rang. (The child was crying and yelling loudly.)
Réo trên đầu réo dưới chân: To be nagged or pestered constantly from all sides.
- Bị sếp và khách hàng réo liên tục, anh ấy thấy réo trên đầu réo dưới chân. (Being called constantly by his boss and clients, he felt pestered from all sides.)