ต้อน
dtônMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] herd; drive together
To make animals or people move together in a particular direction, as by driving or corralling them.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherต้อนdtônต้อนdtôn1[to] herd; drive together2[to] press; corner; harry3[to] beat comfortably; defeat decisively (sports)วัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)คอกkôkคอกkôk1animal pen/enclosure2stall/stableก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
The villagers helped drive the cows into the pen before it rained.
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เขาkăoใช้cháiไม้máiยาวyaaoต้อนdtônเป็ดbpètให้hâiเดินไปdern bpaiทางtaangลำคลองlam klongเพื่อpêuuaพาpaaข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏn
He used a long stick to herd the ducks toward the canal to take them across the road.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeต้อนdtônผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanไปยังbpai yangทางออกtaang òkฉุกเฉินchùk-chĕrnอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapเมื่อmêuuaเกิดgèrtควันkwanในอาคารnai aa-kaan
The staff herded the passengers to the emergency exit in an orderly manner when smoke appeared in the building.
คนเลี้ยงkon-líiangแกะgɛ̀ใช้cháiสุนัขsù-nákต้อนฝูงdtɔ̂ɔn-fǔungแกะgɛ̀ขึ้นkʉ̂nทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaด้านdâanเหนือnʉ̌ʉaโดยdooiคอยkɔɔiเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศทางtít-taangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiแกะgɛ̀หลงฝูงlǒng-fǔung
The shepherd used dogs to drive the flock northward, adjusting direction whenever a sheep strayed.
2VerbB2
[to] press; corner; harry
To press or corner [sb], driving them into a tight or defensive position (e.g., in sports, combat, or pursuit).
Examples
กองหลังgong lǎngกองหลังgong lǎng1defense; back line (team sports)2defender (player position)ต้อนdtônต้อนdtôn1[to] herd; drive together2[to] press; corner; harry3[to] beat comfortably; defeat decisively (sports)กองหน้าgong nâaกองหน้าgong nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàengcompetitor; rivalไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitเส้นหลังsên lăngเส้นหลังsên lăngend line; baseline (sports)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hard
The defenders pressed the opposing striker all the way to the goal line, making it very hard to shoot.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatต้อนdtônผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiตรอกแคบdtròk kâepๆ-ก่อนจะgòn jàเข้าจับกุมkâo jàp gum
The police cornered the suspect into a narrow alley before making the arrest.
หมัดmàtซ้ายsáaiยาวyaaoๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoต้อนdtônคู่ชกkôo chókให้hâiถอยtŏiจนjonติดdtìtเชือกchûueakทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoคุมจังหวะkum jang-wàได้dâiหมดmòt
His long left jabs drove his opponent back against the ropes, allowing him to control the rhythm completely.
ทีมเจ้าบ้านteem jâo bâanใช้การchái gaanเพรสซิ่งสูงphrét-sîng sŭungต้อนdtônเกมรับgaym-rápของkŏngคู่แข่งkôo kàengให้hâiผิดพลาดpìt plâatบ่อยครั้งbòi kráng
The home team used a high press to force the opponent’s defense into frequent errors.
3VerbB2
[to] beat comfortably; defeat decisively (sports)
To defeat an opponent easily and clearly in a sporting contest.
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ทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursต้อนdtônต้อนdtôn1[to] herd; drive together2[to] press; corner; harry3[to] beat comfortably; defeat decisively (sports)เอาชนะao chá-náเอาชนะao chá-ná1[to] defeat; beat; prevail (over an opponent)2[to] overcome; surmount (a problem/feeling)คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàengcompetitor; rivalไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendศูนย์sŏonศูนย์sŏon1zero; 02center; hub
Our team thrashed the opposition five–nil.
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เธอterต้อนdtônเอาชนะao chá-náคู่แข่งkôo kàengสองsŏngเซตsétรวดrûuatและláeผ่านpàanเข้ารอบชิงชนะเลิศkâo rôp ching chá-ná-lêrt
She comfortably beat her opponent in straight sets and advanced to the final.
แม้máeจะjàขาดkàatผู้เล่นpôo lênตัวหลักdtuua làkไปbpaiสองsŏngคนkonแต่dtàeทีมเจ้าบ้านteem jâo bâanก็gâwต้อนdtônเอาชนะao chá-náทีมเยือนteem yeuuanได้dâiอย่างyàangขาดลอยkàat loiด้วยdûuayคะแนนká-naenเก้าgâoสิบsìpต่อdtòห้าสิบhâa sìp
Despite missing two key players, the home team routed the visitors by a score of ninety to fifty.
ด้วยdûuayการเสิร์ฟgaan sə̀əpที่têeแม่นยำmâen yamและláeเกมรับgaym-rápที่têeเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenทีมteemวอลเลย์บอลwon-lây-bonไทยtaiจึงjeungต้อนdtônเอาชนะao chá-náคู่แข่งkôo kàengสามเซตsăam sétรวดrûuatโดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngออกแรงòk raengมากนักmâak nák
With accurate serving and solid defense, the Thai volleyball team comfortably swept their opponents in three straight sets without having to exert themselves much.