ชะลอตัว
chá-lo dtuua
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] slow down; decelerate
to become slower in speed, growth, or activity; to decelerate (often intransitive, e.g., the economy slowed down)
Examples
เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; decelerationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ไตรมาสdtrai-mâatไตรมาสdtrai-mâatquarter (of a year)ที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maa1past; previous; last (time already passed)2previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)
The economy slowed down in the last quarter.
2NounB2
[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]
to cause something to become slower; to reduce the pace or rate (transitive use, e.g., to slow sales growth)
Examples
บริษัทลดงบbo-rí-sàt lót ngópโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaโฆษณาkôh-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; decelerationค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)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/slotเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than beforeเร็วเกินไปreo gern bpaiเร็วเกินไปreo gern bpaitoo fast
The company cut the advertising budget to slow the rapidly increasing expenses.
3NounB2
slowdown; deceleration
a reduction in speed, growth, or activity (often used for the economy or business)
Examples
ไตรมาdtrai maaสล่าสุดsà-lâa-sùtมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoยอดขายyôt kăaiยอดขายyôt kăai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; decelerationหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)บริโภครัดbò-rí-pôhk rátบริโภครัดbò-rí-pôhk rát[to] cut back on consumption; consume frugallyเข็มขัดkĕm kàtเข็มขัดkĕm kàt1belt2seat belt; safety beltมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The latest quarter saw a slowdown in sales as consumers tightened their belts.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ซบเซาลงsóp sao longซบเซาลงsóp sao long[to] slow down; [to] decline
[to] slow down; [to] decline
ช้าลงcháa longช้าลงcháa long1[to] slow down; become slower2more slowly
- [to] slow down; become slower
- more slowly
ซบsópซบsóp1[to] rest one's head against [sb/sth]2[to] droop; slump (head/body)3[to] slump; be sluggish (economy/market; esp. headlines)
- [to] rest one's head against [sb/sth]
- [to] droop; slump (head/body)
- [to] slump; be sluggish (economy/market; esp. headlines)
ซบเซาsóp saoซบเซาsóp sao1sluggish; depressed; stagnant2[to] languish; be sluggish
- sluggish; depressed; stagnant
- [to] languish; be sluggish
หน่วงnùuangหน่วงnùuang1[to] slow (down); retard; delay2deceleration; damping3sluggish; dragging; weighed down4latency; delay (computing)
- [to] slow (down); retard; delay
- deceleration; damping
- sluggish; dragging; weighed down
- latency; delay (computing)
Word Breakdown
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ชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua[to] slow down; decelerate