1. Ý Nghĩa
Third wheel (n, v): chỉ một người cảm thấy bị bỏ rơi hoặc khó xử vì đang đi cùng một cặp vợ chồng, một cặp bạn bè hoặc trong một mối quan hệ cụ thể khác, nhưng lại cảm thấy mình như người ngoài cuộc, thừa thãi, không quan trọng và cần thiết trong hoạt động của họ.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
Emily tagged along with her BFFs, Tom and Lisa, for a movie night, but she kind of felt like the third wheel as they all cuddled together on the couch.
I was invited to join the couple on their romantic dinner date, but I turned it down since I didn’t want to be a third wheel.
The shy uncle felt like a third wheel, preferring to watch from the sidelines while the family excitedly discussed the baby’s future.
At the concert, I found myself as a third wheel when my friends got excited about the band they both loved, and I wasn’t familiar with their music.
During the group hangout, Jake found himself as the third wheel when his two buds got lost in their old stories.
The reserved mother-to-be occasionally felt like a third wheel in the tight-knit group of pregnant women at the prenatal yoga class.
She felt like she was third-wheeling the group’s conversation, so she excused herself and found some friends she could relate to better.
It’s awkward when someone tries to third wheel their way into a private moment between two close friends.
