ต่อชีวิต(dtòr chee-wít)
Meanings
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[to] prolong [sb]'s life; [to] keep [sb] alive
to extend someone's life or provide what is needed to keep [sb] alive; often used for help that buys time or sustains life.
Examples
การบริจาคgaan bo-rí-jàakการบริจาคgaan bo-rí-jàakthe act of donatingเลือดlêuuatเลือดlêuuat1bloodline; lineage2spirit; vigor3bloodช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)ต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wítต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wít[to] prolong [sb]'s life; [to] keep [sb] aliveผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaipatient; sick personได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several people
Donating blood can help save the lives of many patients.
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เงินบริจาคngern bò-ri-jàakจากjàakทุกtúkคนช่วยkon chûuaiต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wítเด็กๆdèk dèkที่têeกำลังgam-langอดอยากòt yàakในnaiหลายlăaiประเทศbprà-tâet
Donations from everyone help sustain the lives of starving children in many countries.
แพทย์pâetใช้cháiเครื่องช่วยหายใจkrêuuang chûuai hăai jaiเพื่อpêuuaพยายามpà-yaa-yaamต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wítให้hâiคนไข้kon kâiระหว่างrá-wàangรอrorการผ่าตัดgaan pàa dtàt
The doctor used a ventilator to try to extend the patient's life while waiting for surgery.
แม้máeจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaโอกาสoh-gàatรอดrôotมีmeeน้อยnóiแต่dtàeครอบครัวkrôp kruuaก็gâwยอมyomทำtamทุกtúkวิถีทางwí-tĕe taangเพื่อpêuuaต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wítเขาkăoให้hâiนานnaanที่สุดtêe sùtเท่าที่tâo têeจะjàทำได้tam dâi
Even though they knew the chances of survival were slim, the family was willing to do everything possible to extend his life for as long as they could.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ต่ออายุdtò aa-yúต่ออายุdtò aa-yú[to] renew [sth]; [to] extend the validity of [sth]
[to] renew [sth]; [to] extend the validity of [sth]
ยืดชีวิตyêut chee-wítยืดชีวิตyêut chee-wít[to] prolong [sb]'s life
[to] prolong [sb]'s life
ยืดอายุyêuut aa-yúยืดอายุyêuut aa-yú1[to] prolong; extend the life/service life2[to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)
- [to] prolong; extend the life/service life
- [to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)
ยื้อชีพyéu chêepยื้อชีพyéu chêep1[to] prolong survival (fig.)2[to] sustain life; keep alive
- [to] prolong survival (fig.)
- [to] sustain life; keep alive
ยื้อชีวิตyéu chee-wítยื้อชีวิตyéu chee-wít1[to] prolong life; [to] struggle to keep [sb] alive2[to] keep something going (figurative)
- [to] prolong life; [to] struggle to keep [sb] alive
- [to] keep something going (figurative)
Word Breakdown
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ต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wítต่อชีวิตdtòr chee-wít[to] prolong [sb]'s life; [to] keep [sb] alive