โฟร์วีลไดรฟ์(foh ween drái)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

four-wheel-drive; 4WD

Describing a vehicle equipped with a system that powers all four wheels, often abbreviated as 4WD.

Examples

รถกระบะrót grà-bàรถกระบะrót grà-bàpickup truckคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesโฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween dráiโฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween drái1four-wheel-drive; 4WD2four-wheel-drive vehicle; 4WD3four-wheel-drive system; 4WD
That pickup truck is a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
2NounB1

four-wheel-drive vehicle; 4WD

A vehicle equipped with a four-wheel-drive system, providing power to all four wheels for improved traction.

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesโฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween dráiโฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween drái1four-wheel-drive; 4WD2four-wheel-drive vehicle; 4WD3four-wheel-drive system; 4WDคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
Dad has a big four-wheel-drive vehicle.
3NounB2

four-wheel-drive system; 4WD

The drivetrain system in a vehicle that allows power to be sent to all four wheels simultaneously.

Examples

ถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunslippery road; slick roadมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onระบบขับเคลื่อนสี่ล้อพร้อมกันrá-bòp kàp klêuuan sèe ló próm ganระบบขับเคลื่อนสี่ล้อพร้อมกันrá-bòp kàp klêuuan sèe ló próm ganall-wheel drive (AWD); full-time 4WDนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
The road is very slippery; I'm going to engage the drivetrain system to power all four wheels now.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โฟร์วีลfoh weenโฟร์วีลfoh ween1four-wheel drive (4WD) system2four-wheel-drive vehicle; 4x4Part 1
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ไดรฟ์dráiไดรฟ์drái1drive (storage device)2drive (motivation; energy)3drive (golf/tennis shot)Part 2
โฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween dráiโฟร์วีลไดรฟ์foh ween dráifour-wheel-drive; 4WD