กินเหล็ก(gin lèk)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] corrode metal
to eat away or destroy metal gradually, as acid or rust does
Examples
สนิมsà-nĭmสนิมsà-nĭm1rust2corrosion (on metals)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกินเหล็กgin lèkกินเหล็กgin lèk1[to] corrode metal2corrosive (to metal)ใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; push3urgent; expedited (attrib.)ซ่อมบำรุงsôm bam-rungซ่อมบำรุงsôm bam-rung1maintenance; upkeep; servicing2MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) [tech/business]3[to] maintain; service (perform maintenance)
Rust has begun to eat away at the metal under the bridge, requiring urgent maintenance.
2AdjectiveB2
corrosive (to metal)
able to eat into or damage metal; having a corrosive effect on metal
Examples
กรดgròtกรดgròt1acid (chemistry)2acidic (of environment/solution)ชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2species; kind (biology)3classifier for kinds/typesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1very strong; intense2[!] intense; harshจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกินเหล็กgin lèkกินเหล็กgin lèk1[to] corrode metal2corrosive (to metal)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèe1a few; not many2only a few (of them)นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
This type of acid is so strong that it can eat into metal within minutes.
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กินเหล็กgin lèkกินเหล็กgin lèk[to] corrode metal