ต้านทาน(dtâan taan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] resist; withstand; oppose

to act against or hold out against a force, influence, temptation, or pressure

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptต้านทานdtâan taanต้านทานdtâan taan1[to] resist; withstand; oppose2[to] be resistant (to); have resistance; be immune (to)แรงกดดันraeng gòt danแรงกดดันraeng gòt dan1pressure (figurative; from people or circumstances)2pressure (physical; force per unit area)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He tried to resist peer pressure.
2VerbB1

[to] be resistant (to); have resistance; be immune (to)

to have the quality of not being easily affected, harmed, or changed by something (e.g., disease, corrosion, heat); to show immunity to [sth]

Examples

วัคซีนwák-seenวัคซีนwák-seenvaccineช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily healthต้านทานdtâan taanต้านทานdtâan taan1[to] resist; withstand; oppose2[to] be resistant (to); have resistance; be immune (to)โรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illnessได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêunได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun1[to] improve; get better2[to] be better off; become more successful3better (than before)
Vaccines help the body resist diseases better.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ต้านdtâanต้านdtâan1[to] resist; oppose; withstand2anti-; resistant to (in compounds)
  • [to] resist; oppose; withstand
  • anti-; resistant to (in compounds)
ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat (polite/formal); consume2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)
  • [to] eat (polite/formal); consume
  • [to] take (medicine)
  • almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)
ทนต่อton dtòrทนต่อton dtòr[to] withstand; be resistant to [sth]

[to] withstand; be resistant to [sth]

ต่อต้านdtò dtâanต่อต้านdtò dtâan1[to] resist; oppose2anti-; resistant (attributive use)
  • [to] resist; oppose
  • anti-; resistant (attributive use)
ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)
  • [to] endure; tolerate; bear
  • [to] withstand; resist
  • durable; resistant (of things)

Word Breakdown

ต้านdtâanต้านdtâan1[to] resist; oppose; withstand2anti-; resistant to (in compounds)Part 1
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat (polite/formal); consume2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)Part 2
ต้านทานdtâan taanต้านทานdtâan taan[to] resist; withstand; oppose