การ์ดแน่น
gáat nâen
Meanings
1NounB2
tight guard; strong defense
Having a firm, well-closed defensive stance or coverage, especially in combat sports or ball games; by extension, maintaining very tight security or precautions.
Examples
นักมวยnák muuayนักมวยnák muuay1boxer; prizefighter2Muay Thai boxerคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectการ์ดแน่นgáat nâenการ์ดแน่นgáat nâen1tight guard; strong defense2be very guarded/cautious (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoopponent; adversary; rivalหาจังหวะhăa jang-wàหาจังหวะhăa jang-wà1[to] find the right moment/opportunity2[to] find/get the rhythm; get in rhythmชกchókชกchók1[to] punch; [to] box2a punch (blow)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
That boxer's guard is very tight, making it difficult for the opponent to find an opportunity to punch.
2NounB2
be very guarded/cautious (figurative)
To act cautiously and avoid openings or risks; to keep one’s guard up in a non-physical sense.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowหักหลังhàk lăngหักหลังhàk lăng[to] betray; stab in the backเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleการ์ดแน่นgáat nâenการ์ดแน่นgáat nâen1tight guard; strong defense2be very guarded/cautious (figurative)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ไว้ใจwái jaiไว้ใจwái jai[to] trust; rely onใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
After being betrayed by a friend, he became very guarded and doesn't trust people easily anymore.
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การ์ดแน่นgáat nâenการ์ดแน่นgáat nâentight guard; strong defense