ส่องไฟ(sòng fai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] shine a light on; illuminate
to direct or aim a light at something to illuminate or inspect it
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] hand; pass [sth] to [sb]3[to] select; choose (a small item)4a pinch (measure)ไฟฉายfai chăaiไฟฉายfai chăaiflashlight; torchมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerส่องไฟsòng faiส่องไฟsòng fai1[to] shine a light on; illuminate2[to] spotlight [sb/sth]; use stage/film lightingดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
He picked up a flashlight to shine it under the table to see if anything had fallen.
2VerbB2
[to] spotlight [sb/sth]; use stage/film lighting
to highlight a subject with controlled lighting in photography, film, or stage production
Examples
ช่างภาพchâang pâapช่างภาพchâang pâapphotographerส่องไฟsòng faiส่องไฟsòng fai1[to] shine a light on; illuminate2[to] spotlight [sb/sth]; use stage/film lightingควบคุมkûap-kumควบคุมkûap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in check3for control; supervisory (modifier)ไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]นางแบบnaang bàepนางแบบnaang bàepfemale modelเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)ใบหน้าbai nâaใบหน้าbai nâa1face2facial appearance; visageและláeและláeand (coordinating)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developมิติmí-dtìมิติmí-dtì1dimension (aspect/perspective)2dimension (spatial/physical; math/physics)ให้กับhâi gàpให้กับhâi gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental image
The photographer used controlled lighting on the model to highlight her face and add depth to the image.
Word Breakdown
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ส่องไฟsòng faiส่องไฟsòng fai[to] shine a light on; illuminate