รุกเร้า

rúk ráo

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] press; push; urge insistently

to press or push someone or a situation forcefully and continuously, often to make action happen or to increase pressure

Examples

พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaiพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaisalesperson; sales associate; sales representativeรุกเร้าrúk ráoรุกเร้าrúk ráo1[to] press; push; urge insistently2[to] intensify; provokeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
The salesperson was pressuring me to decide to buy that car immediately.
2NounB2

[to] intensify; provoke

to make feelings, tensions, or an atmosphere become more heated or intense; to provoke stronger reactions

Examples

ดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtree1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideรุกเร้าrúk ráoรุกเร้าrúk ráo1[to] press; push; urge insistently2[to] intensify; provokeอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom sâoอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom sâosad mood; sadnessของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang deeเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang deevery well; to a high standard; thoroughly
The music in the movie effectively intensified the audience's sad emotions.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เร่งเร้าrêng ránoเร่งเร้าrêng ráno1[to] urge; [to] press; [to] prod2[to] incite action; [to] egg on
  • [to] urge; [to] press; [to] prod
  • [to] incite action; [to] egg on
ยั่วยุyûua yúยั่วยุyûua yú1[to] provoke; incite2[to] instigate (political/violent action)
  • [to] provoke; incite
  • [to] instigate (political/violent action)
ปลุกเร้าbplùk ráoปลุกเร้าbplùk ráo1[to] arouse; stir up; rouse2[to] incite; spur [sb] on3[to] galvanize; energize (a group)
  • [to] arouse; stir up; rouse
  • [to] incite; spur [sb] on
  • [to] galvanize; energize (a group)
เร่งรัดrêng rátเร่งรัดrêng rát1[to] expedite; press; accelerate2expedited; fast-tracked; urgent
  • [to] expedite; press; accelerate
  • expedited; fast-tracked; urgent
คะยั้นคะยอká-yán ká-yoคะยั้นคะยอká-yán ká-yo[to] urge [sb] insistently; [to] coax [sb]

[to] urge [sb] insistently; [to] coax [sb]

Word Breakdown

รุกrúkรุกrúk1[to] push ahead; go on the offensive2[to] encroach; invade3offensive; aggressive (strategy)4[to] advance; attackPart 1
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เร้าráoเร้าráo[to] arouse; stir up; incitePart 2
รุกเร้าrúk ráoรุกเร้าrúk ráo[to] press; push; urge insistently