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.