ถือโมเมนตัม(tĕu moh-men-dtam)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] maintain momentum
To keep the pace, energy, or advantageous trend going in an activity, competition, market, or process.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] score by shooting3[to] photograph (slang)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsนำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuously; continually2continuous; continualเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtamถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtam1[to] maintain momentum2[to] have momentumเอาไว้ao wáiเอาไว้ao wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)
Once we've scored a leading goal, we must continue to play well to keep the momentum.
2VerbB2
[to] have momentum
To be in a favorable flow or trend, often implying temporary advantage that should be sustained.
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)นักกีฬาnák gee-laaนักกีฬาnák gee-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtamถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtam1[to] maintain momentum2[to] have momentumอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]การแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressureมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหมาดๆmàat-màatหมาดๆmàat-màat1slightly damp; still wet2just now; freshly; very recently
Our athlete is currently in a favorable flow because he just won a competition.
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ถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtamถือโมเมนตัมtĕu moh-men-dtam[to] maintain momentum