แรงขับเคลื่อน
raeng kàp-klêuuan
Meanings
1NounB2
driving force; propulsion
the force that pushes or drives something forward; propulsion.
Examples
เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonengineของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsสร้างแรงsâang raengสร้างแรงsâang raeng[to] generate forceขับเคลื่อนkàp klêuuanขับเคลื่อนkàp klêuuan1[to] drive; propel; power [sth]2[to] drive; advance; push forward [sth abstract]ให้น้ำhâi náamให้น้ำhâi náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] give [sb] IV fluids (drip)ผลักเรือplàk reuuaผลักเรือplàk reuua[to] push a boatไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forward
The boat's engine creates propulsion by pushing water to move the boat forward.
2NounB2
motivation; impetus
the motivation or reason that causes someone to act; an impetus.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectแรงขับเคลื่อนraeng kàp-klêuuanแรงขับเคลื่อนraeng kàp-klêuuan1driving force; propulsion2motivation; impetusสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ที่ทำtêe tamที่ทำtêe tamthat/which (someone) did/madeให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy load
His family is the main impetus that makes him strive to work hard.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แรงขับraeng kàpแรงขับraeng kàp1thrust; propulsive force2drive; motivational urge
- thrust; propulsive force
- drive; motivational urge
ตัวขับเคลื่อนdtuua kàp klêuuanตัวขับเคลื่อนdtuua kàp klêuuandriving force; key factor
driving force; key factor
พลังขับเคลื่อนpá-lang kàp klêuuanพลังขับเคลื่อนpá-lang kàp klêuuan1driving force; impetus2motive power; propulsive force
- driving force; impetus
- motive power; propulsive force
แรงส่งraeng sòngแรงส่งraeng sòng1propelling force; thrust2driving force; support
- propelling force; thrust
- driving force; support
แรงผลักดันraeng plàk danแรงผลักดันraeng plàk dan1driving force; thrust2motivation; impetus
- driving force; thrust
- motivation; impetus
Word Breakdown
แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)Part 1
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แรงขับเคลื่อนraeng kàp-klêuuanแรงขับเคลื่อนraeng kàp-klêuuandriving force; propulsion