เชี่ยวกราก(chîiao gràak)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
torrential; fast-flowing (water)
Of water or a current: very swift, forceful, and turbulent; torrential.
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náam1water current; flow of water2stream/jet of waterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràakเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràak1intense; fierce (figurative)2torrential; fast-flowing (water)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageและláeและláeand (coordinating)กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
After heavy rain, the current in the stream flowed torrentially, sweeping leaves and branches away quickly.
2AdjectiveC1
intense; fierce (figurative)
Figuratively, very intense or forceful in manner, action, or pace.
Examples
การโต้วาทีgaan dtôh-waa-teeการโต้วาทีgaan dtôh-waa-teea debate; debatingเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràakเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràak1intense; fierce (figurative)2torrential; fast-flowing (water)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyต่างฝ่ายต่างdtàang fàai dtàangต่างฝ่ายต่างdtàang fàai dtàang1each side separately; both parties each do so on their own2each side; each party (as subject)รุกrúkรุกrúk1[to] push ahead; go on the offensive2[to] encroach; invade3offensive; aggressive (strategy)4[to] advance; attack5top (in a relationship)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมถอยyom tŏiยอมถอยyom tŏi1[to] back down; yield2[to] retreat; step back
Last night's debate was very intense, with both sides attacking hard without backing down.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เชี่ยวchîaoเชี่ยวchîao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
- swift; rapid; strong (current)
- expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
โกรกกรากgròhk gràakโกรกกรากgròhk gràak1impetuous; rough; brusque2impetuously; roughly; brusquely3rushing; torrential (of water/wind/movement)
- impetuous; rough; brusque
- impetuously; roughly; brusquely
- rushing; torrential (of water/wind/movement)
รุนแรงrun-raengรุนแรงrun-raeng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intensely
- violent; severe; intense
- violently; severely; intensely
ดุเดือดdù dèuuatดุเดือดdù dèuuat1fierce; heated2violent; brutal3intense; hard-fought
- fierce; heated
- violent; brutal
- intense; hard-fought
Word Breakdown
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เชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràakเชี่ยวกรากchîiao gràaktorrential; fast-flowing (water)