จวนตัว(juan dtuua)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
in a tight spot; cornered
describing a difficult or urgent situation with little time or few options; being cornered or in a tight spot.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพิ่งจะpôeng jàเพิ่งจะpôeng jàjust; only just; recentlyเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesจวนตัวjuan dtuuaจวนตัวjuan dtuuain a tight spot; corneredแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He only started doing his homework when the situation became urgent.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เข้าตาจนkâo dtaa jonเข้าตาจนkâo dtaa jon[to] be cornered; [to] be in a bind
[to] be cornered; [to] be in a bind
จนตรอกjon dtròkจนตรอกjon dtròk1cornered; trapped2cornered; at a dead end
- cornered; trapped
- cornered; at a dead end
คับขันkáp kănคับขันkáp kăncritical; urgent; tense (situation)
critical; urgent; tense (situation)
กระชั้นชิดgrà-chán chítกระชั้นชิดgrà-chán chít1very close; back-to-back2urgent; time-critical
- very close; back-to-back
- urgent; time-critical
Word Breakdown
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จวนตัวjuan dtuuaจวนตัวjuan dtuuain a tight spot; cornered