จระเข้(jor-rá-kâe)
Meanings
1NounA1
crocodile (animal)
A large semi-aquatic reptile with a long snout and powerful jaws, living in rivers, lakes, and swamps.
Examples
จระเข้jor-rá-kâeจระเข้jor-rá-kâe1crocodile (animal)2cunning/predatory person (figurative)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downอาบแดดàap dàetอาบแดดàap dàet[to] sunbatheริมน้ำrim námริมน้ำrim nám1waterside; riverbank; waterfront2by the water; at the waterfront (locative use)
Crocodiles like to sunbathe by the water.
2NounB2
cunning/predatory person (figurative)
(Figurative) A person who is predatory, deceitful, or dangerous like a crocodile.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไว้ใจwái jaiไว้ใจwái jai[to] trust; rely onเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiมากเกินไปmâak gern bpai1too; excessively2excessive; too greatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]จระเข้jor-rá-kâeจระเข้jor-rá-kâe1crocodile (animal)2cunning/predatory person (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyหาโอกาสhăa oh-gàatหาโอกาสhăa oh-gàat[to] find an opportunity; [to] look for a chanceเอาเปรียบao bprìiapเอาเปรียบao bprìiap1[to] take advantage of; exploit2[to] have an unfair advantage overคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
Don't trust him too much; he's like a crocodile waiting for a chance to take advantage of others.