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ล่องลอย laawngF laawyM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ล่อง-ลอย |
IPA | lɔ̂ːŋ lɔːj |
Royal Thai General System | long loi |
1.  [verb] | |||
definition | to float; drift; bob; sail; glide; move gently; slip along; slide | ||
components | ล่อง | laawngF | to descend; to follow the current of a river downwards |
ลอย | laawyM | to float, to set afloat or adrift; to waft through (the air) | |
sample sentences | ที่สำคัญคือยิ่งนานวันค่านิยมฟุ้งเฟ้อล่องลอยยิ่งครอบงำเยาวชนมากขึ้น theeF samR khanM kheuuM yingF naanM wanM khaaF niH yohmM foongH fuuhrH laawngF laawyM yingF khraawpF ngamM yaoM waH chohnM maakF kheunF "What is important is that with each passing day, the (negative) values of extravagance and aimlessness have increasingly overwhelmed our youth." | ||
"บริโภคนิยม" กลายเป็นวัฒนธรรมร่วมสมัย ที่ครอบงำความคิดผู้คนให้อยากมี อยากได้ไม่รู้หยุดหย่อน นำพาผู้คนทั้งโลกล่องลอยไปตามกระแสที่จะสร้างความร่ำรวยให้คนส่วนน้อยร่ำรวยยิ่งใหญ่ baawM riH pho:hkF niH yohmM glaaiM bpenM watH thaH naH thamM ruaamF saL maiR theeF khraawpF ngamM khwaamM khitH phuuF khohnM haiF yaakL meeM yaakL daiF maiF ruuH yootL yaawnL namM phaaM phuuF khohnM thangH lo:hkF laawngF laawyM bpaiM dtaamM graL saaeR theeF jaL saangF khwaamM ramF ruayM haiF khohnM suaanL naawyH ramF ruayM yingF yaiL "“Consumerism” has become the contemporary culture which causes people to want to possess [things] without interruption. [Consumerism] leads people all over the world to drift along with the current fashions which creates wealth to make a small number of wealthy people even richer." | |||
ถ้าตอบแบบหล่อ ๆ ก็ต้องบอกว่าผมใช้ชีวิตแบบ "ฟอเรสต์ กัมพ์" ล่องลอยตามลมแบบขนนก thaaF dtaawpL baaepL laawL gaawF dtawngF baawkL waaF phohmR chaiH cheeM witH baaepL faawM raehtF gamM laawngF laawyM dtaamM lohmM baaepL khohnR nohkH "If [I] were to respond in a colorful way, [I] would say that I live my live the way Forrest Gump did, like a wind-blown feather." | |||
2.  [adjective] | |||
definition | [is] drifting; uncertain | ||
components | ล่อง | laawngF | to descend; to follow the current of a river downwards |
ลอย | laawyM | to float, to set afloat or adrift; to waft through (the air) | |
antonym | อยู่กับเนื้อกับตัว | yuuL gapL neuuaH gapL dtuaaM | [is] settled, firm, definite, clear |