ถอยทัพ(tŏi táp)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] retreat (military)

to withdraw troops from a battle or position; to conduct a military retreat

Examples

ผู้บัญชาการpôo ban-chaa gaanผู้บัญชาการpôo ban-chaa gaancommander; commanding officerสั่งให้sàng hâiสั่งให้sàng hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]กองกำลังgong gam-langกองกำลังgong gam-langarmed forces; troopsถอยทัพtŏi tápถอยทัพtŏi táp1[to] back down; retreat (figurative)2[to] retreat (military)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnฐานtăanฐานtăan1status level; rank; condition2base (mathematics)3basis; grounds4base; foundation5base (operations)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)กระสุนgrà-sŭnกระสุนgrà-sŭn1bullet; ammunition2slug; pelletเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toขาดแคลนkàat klaenขาดแคลนkàat klaen1scarce; lacking2[to] be in short supply; lack
The commander ordered the forces to withdraw to the base when ammunition started running low.
2VerbB2

[to] back down; retreat (figurative)

to withdraw from a plan, stance, or confrontation; to back down or beat a tactical retreat (figurative)

Examples

เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกระแสgrà-săeกระแสgrà-săe1current (water or electricity)2airflow; stream3trend; public opinion4signal; transmissionวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing specialเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถอยทัพtŏi tápถอยทัพtŏi táp1[to] back down; retreat (figurative)2[to] retreat (military)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onตัวสินค้าdtuua sĭn-káaตัวสินค้าdtuua sĭn-káaproduct itself; physical item
Seeing the mounting criticism, he backed down from the product launch plan.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ถอนกำลังtŏn gam-langถอนกำลังtŏn gam-lang[to] withdraw forces

[to] withdraw forces

ถอนทัพtŏn tápถอนทัพtŏn táp1[to] withdraw troops; [to] retreat2[to] back down; [to] withdraw (from a conflict)
  • [to] withdraw troops; [to] retreat
  • [to] back down; [to] withdraw (from a conflict)
ถอนตัวtŏn dtuuaถอนตัวtŏn dtuua1[to] withdraw; pull out2withdrawal (of participation)3[to] back out; quit
  • [to] withdraw; pull out
  • withdrawal (of participation)
  • [to] back out; quit
ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate
  • [to] move back; back up; retreat
  • [to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)
  • [to] decline; regress; deteriorate
ถอยร่นtŏi rônถอยร่นtŏi rôn1[to] retreat; move back2[to] be pushed back; recede3[to] scale back; roll back (fig.)
  • [to] retreat; move back
  • [to] be pushed back; recede
  • [to] scale back; roll back (fig.)

Word Breakdown

ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deterioratePart 1
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ทัพtápทัพtáp1army; military force2lineup; squad (figurative)Part 2
ถอยทัพtŏi tápถอยทัพtŏi táp[to] retreat (military)