แบบก้าวกระโดด(bàep gâao grà-dòht)

Meanings

2AdverbB2

by leapfrogging; skipping intermediate stages

Describes change that jumps ahead by skipping intermediate steps, not following the usual gradual sequence.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)แบบก้าวกระโดดbàep gâao grà-dòhtแบบก้าวกระโดดbàep gâao grà-dòht1by leaps and bounds; rapidly2by leapfrogging; skipping intermediate stagesทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหัวหน้าแผนกhŭua-nâa pà-nàekหัวหน้าแผนกhŭua-nâa pà-nàekdepartment head; section chiefมาก่อนmaa gònมาก่อนmaa gòn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
He was promoted to manager in a leapfrog fashion, even though he had never been a department head before.