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| ขัดตาทัพ khatL dtaaM thapH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขัด-ตา-ทับ |
| IPA | kʰàt taː tʰáp |
| Royal Thai General System | khat ta thap |
| 1. [verb, intransitive, phrase, figurative, idiom] | |||
| definition | [literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ขัด  | khatL | to go against; to stop; to hinder; to oppose; to obstruct; to block |
| ตา | dtaaM | [of a checkers, chess, diplomacy, etc., game] move, turn, opportunity to act; a moment of predicament or embarrassment | |
| ทัพ | thapH | army; fighting forces; force; troops; armed forces | |
| related words | ในระหว่าง | naiM raH waangL | during |
| พร้อมกับ | phraawmH gapL | and; together with; at the same time; while; during | |
| พลาง | phlaangM | simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | |
| พลาง ๆ | phlaangM phlaangM | temporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 2. เพื่อขัดตาทัพ pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapH [verb] | |||
| definition | in order to staunch | ||
| components | เพื่อ | pheuuaF | [auxiliary verb] in order that...; so that...; so as to... |
| ขัด | khatL | to go against; to stop; to hinder; to oppose; to obstruct; to block | |
| ตา | dtaaM | [of a checkers, chess, diplomacy, etc., game] move, turn, opportunity to act; a moment of predicament or embarrassment | |
| ทัพ | thapH | army; fighting forces; force; troops; armed forces | |
| sample sentence | ใกล้ถึงเวลาส่งรายงานแล้ว เขาจึงลอกบทความในนิตยสารส่งครูเพื่อขัดตาทัพไปพลาง ๆ ก่อน glaiF theungR waehM laaM sohngL raaiM ngaanM laaeoH khaoR jeungM laawkF bohtL khwaamM naiM nitH dtaL yaH saanR sohngL khruuM pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapH bpaiM phlaangM phlaangM gaawnL "As the due date for the report is drawing near, he resorts to a quick fix by copying an article from a magazine to turn it in." | ||
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